Stock rods what can they take?

[nisnutz]

Gonna build a motor slowly over the spring.Gonna use the new eagle crank and forged pistons in a standard 109 block.Just wondering if I have to go to the high dollar rods?

 

[86brick]

Plenty of guys on here with full weight (3500-3700lb) TRs running mid to low 10's with the stock rods and some of them have even run in the 9's.... This tells me the stock rods can handle about 700-750hp at the flywheel..... Just make sure you use the ARP rod bolts and you should be fine

 

[86brick]

BTW, just in case you don't believe the stock rods are being used for that kind of power check out this thread in the TSM section that I started.....

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=112102

You will see most of the TSM racers are using stock rods

 

[nisnutz]

Thanks Brick.