Do all V8 rods have no chamfer where the two rods meet? I think someone
told me the modular Ford rods were not made this way. If so, they would
be a better choice if a custom crank is used. When I did Chevy rods, we
narrowed the journal on a stock crank by running a bead of weld along
the edges. The only problem was getting it straight after the welding. -
Larry
On 11/3/2023 5:14 PM, Greg Blake via Fot wrote:
> Since 2009, Iâ??ve been using Eagle SIR ESP 5140 I-beam rods with the Chevy
> rod bearing size big end. They are bullet proof. When I was using a stick
> crank, they survived two broken cranks. Now have switched to a custom crank
> sized for these rods. Motor can spin to 7000 no problem. Someone else
> mentioned the availability of the clevite bearings which is awesome.
>
> On my stock TR cranks, I ran these as piston guided rod since the big end was
> narrower than the bearing journal. Now the custom crank was made with these
> in mind so they are no longer piston guided. Since they are for a v8, there
> is some machine work involved in cutting a radius on one side of the big end
> so it wonâ??t foul the radius of the big journal on the crank. Pretty easy
> for a good machine shop. Youâ??ll likely find that you need to chamfer the
> rod bearings as well
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>> On Nov 2, 2023, at 15:36, Lorne Fritz via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Hi, Could anybody tell me what rods you are using on a Moldex crank that is
>> sized for a Chevy rod. This is for a TR3/4 engine. Pat number, size or
>> application would help. Thanks in advance. Lorne
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