Has anybody out there experience a difference bettween eagle rods H-BEAMS and I-BEAMS , i'll be doing an all motor set up , using LS crank on a gsr block im trying
to decide what rods to use, i read good things about I-BEAMS rods ,but i would like
to hear from somebody that has experience both or at least has seen both setups on some motors, i want to be safe for 9200rpm ,i'm taking care of the rest of the stuff,cams, valves, dual springs,cometic hd,headstuds,cranck balance and micropolish ,etc.etc., but i'm concerned about rods ,any experienced comments will help

 

go i beams for the weight savings

 

How strong are they? compared to H-BEAMS

 

strong enough for any NA setup

 

THANKS!
Now do you think it will handle itb's, (that would be in a future)

 

yes when i inquired about the difference to Import Builders they told me their I-Beams had been used in multiple 500whp+ builds so i am sure that the eagles can handle any NA setup you throw at them. a properly sized throttle body and portmatched manifold can flow just as well as 52mm ITB's btw

 

THANKS AGAIN!
This sounds like a project!

 

The I beams are built for NA vehicles weight savings etc as mentioned above, the H beams are for more of forced induction, they are stronger but the I beams will be fine for an NA setup

 

why would you use a LS crank on a gsr block?

 

increased stroke...

 

wrd......

 

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longer stroke its 89 mm compared to 87 i think i dont remember lol but i know its a longer stroke thats why ls's have more low end torque

 

hence the popularity of frankenstein motors