Quote Rumblefish:I can’t put a finger on the ultimate hp the OE 4340 rods will take but I’ll bet that as sure as the sun rises, the rod bolts will fail first.
I know old post but for info sake's mopar never had any oe 4340 con rods and i know fish knows that and it was just a brain fart
Rebuilt the 5.9 in my durango r/t about 9-10 months ago along with the tranny and transfer case as the durango had 304,987 miles on it. Never been rebuilt and the cylinders were perfect,no ridge and full cross hatch top to bottom..The bearings had 2000 on them as my durango is a 2000.The tranny...