[Fot] Chevy rods/Moldex crank

[Lorne Fritz]

Thanks everybody,  I have the info I need.   Lorne

On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 6:14 PM Greg Blake <gblake58tr3 at icloud.com> wrote:

> Since 2009, I’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 won’t foul the radius of the big journal on the crank. Pretty
> easy for a good machine shop. You’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 at 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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