Stock Rods the way they're ment to be!
I have run the to 7500 also.but wouldn't takin out 100 grams per rod be better? also the scats have 71/6 bolts so wouldn't they be a upgrade? i read other forums where scat is a great rod. just wondering because i am looking at 600+hp and a nos shot for my motor.
Yes lighter is better, but say you are going to use light weight piston$ like ross/weisco/diamond/cp, and a lighter weight forged crank, basically the best or close to.......why wouldn't you then buy the lighter/stonger h beams in 1st place and skip the replacement entry level performance rods?
I'm not saying they aren't good or don't have they're place...cause they great and can be cheaper for some, but not all.
For the price vs gain seen/felt in a few less grams in the average 400-500hp 'in the con rod area', I think it's like spending to sleep better at night.
In your build I would be purchasing some h beams.
fwiw I have seen and worked on a lot of rods, mopar & pontiac have some of the best stock rods, chevys and sb fords [mainly chevy]are the worst for distortion/twist even in the most stock of builds.
How many little 318/273 floater rods have you seen break?
Even those rods are better than a 5.4/5.7 rod.
just puttin it out there fwiw.
