Connecting rod, this one forged or not?

LarryB340 said

Thanks for the info I'll have to take a closer look at the part numbers on the rods. Don't see why the whole *** would have to be balanced again as long as I could come up with a rod that could be balanced the same as the others, big end, small end and overall weight, I have access to 6 rods, surely I would be lucky enough that one of them would work.

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Because like someone else has pointed out, that rod is likely an early 237/318 rod. The rest of those rods have had to lose some serious weight somewhere to become as light as that one, because there is a huge difference in weight from the early rods to the later. I am not sure I would even trust that entire set. I would do one of two things were that engine mine. Either leave well enough alone and run it or pull it and put a brand NEW set of rods in it and have it rebalanced, IF it bothered me that much.....and it probably wouldn't.