m4xwellmurd3r

Lol young. Im uhh...2...6 26 i think. Yeah. Built 1 engine. Did it right. Never messed with shortcuts. Not worth it.

PyroProblem

As someone mentioned. The rod bolt diameter and different torque values could make the difference in distorting the rods big end.

I remember one set of eagles rods with ARP 5/16" rod bolts (3/8" head) the torque spec was 28 ft/ lbs.

Another set of eagle rods I have came with 3/8" ARP rod bolts (7/16" head) the torque for those are 43 ft lbs.

blackeg

I thought they phased out those smaller bolts years back. I know they are out there somewhere still though.


I kinda cant believe how machining or at least checking them is even a debateable topic anymore. its not like we are using hockey pucks for motor mounts and running vafc hacks that was 15 years ago by now lol

93egSLEEPER

LOL troof. Like I mentioned before...if $40 to do things the right way is too much...find a new hobby. I personally have not seen the smaller rod bolts anytime recently, at least in regards to the Honda scene. ALL of the motors I have built or had hand in in the past 7-8 years have used the larger bolts.

solorex

^hmm.. mine are definitely the smaller ARP bolts, I think I did 'em 5 years ago... needless to say I wasn't trying to cheap out or anything, I just thought my method was OK. Time to check everything me thinks.

PyroProblem

Yeah the smaller bolt rods I have are probably from 5~6 years ago.
The larger bolt rods I acquired probably about 3 years ago or so. Maybe 4.
But yeah it's something that should definitely be checked in my opinion.
It doesn't take much to screw up when your talking thousandths of an inch.
If I had my vice, I'd go ahead and measure one torqued at different values and report back.

93egSLEEPER

I think I may have a spare set of small block chevy rods sitting in the garage. Maybe I'll try torquing those to different values and measuring w/ a micrometer to see if they change. I know it's not honda sized stuff, but if I do it by percentage it should at least give an idea of how TQ values effect clearances.

sh!ft

get a spare rod from a honda=profit

93egSLEEPER

I'll see what I can come up with.