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WickedShelby88
05-17-2007, 08:49 PM
I was just wondering if anyone has tried this and what kind of durability they seem to have. I know from what I read they seem to be great for reducing the weight of the rotating assembly but are they apt to hold up as well as the h beams.
turbovanmanČ
05-17-2007, 11:31 PM
Which brand? If a name brand, I wouldn't see any issues.
22mopar
05-18-2007, 08:19 AM
I'm running Crower billet rods. 15+ years of hard racing on this engine and still working great.
WickedShelby88
05-18-2007, 11:35 AM
Thats pretty good. I just talked to a guy last night that said they wouldn't hold up. I guess I should of specified I was looking into the billet aluminum rods.
WickedShelby88
05-18-2007, 12:00 PM
Just called Crower. I guess their prices have changed a little bit. 1300 for a set of billet rods. Although theres not substitute for quality.
22mopar
05-18-2007, 12:10 PM
Thats pretty good. I just talked to a guy last night that said they wouldn't hold up. I guess I should of specified I was looking into the billet aluminum rods.

mine are billet steel along with a billet crank and billet main caps.
Austrian Dodge
05-20-2007, 06:53 AM
running carillo k1 billet steel rods - absolutely NO issues!! :thumb:
BIG PSI
05-20-2007, 07:09 AM
Can you run these rods on the street without issues ?

Thanks
GLHSKEN
05-20-2007, 07:49 AM
They are steel... No issues with the K1's
Aries_Turbo
05-20-2007, 12:51 PM
no issues with steel.....

but he is looking at the +'s and -'s of aluminum
WickedShelby88
05-20-2007, 03:21 PM
Sounds like my best money would be spent on a good steel rod with the most weight removed out of non-critical areas possible. Crower claims this and has a reputation to back it. Actually the price I stated was wrong. It would be 650 for a set. Thats not bad for rods stated to handle 800 hp. What do the Carillos's usually cost? I'd be interested in trying those as well?
22mopar
05-29-2007, 08:10 AM
y dont u contact the company direct. then u get the actual price straight from the horse's mouth.
WickedShelby88
06-04-2007, 11:57 AM
Got 650 for Crower's and it looks like Carillo's would set me back nearly twice that. I will go with Crower in this case. This CB is going to be a beast. I just hope it holds together long enough to push a full interior L into the 11's.
Aries_Turbo
06-04-2007, 11:21 PM
you needent worry. you can push a fat shadow (relatively) into the 11's with stock T2 internals and a good tune. your billet steel stuff will be plenty strong. :)