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Originally Posted by Greg Reimer 7376
Change the bolts and resize. Not worth it. Rod big end failure is always a disaster. I blew up a 327 last year because metal fatigue in the big end caught up with time,use,and eternity. Oh, yes. Last time I used a Fram oil filter will always be the last time. Seems the engine lost oil pressure with it from about 1800 rpm on up. Changed the oil pump,same thing. The plastic filter paper support was collapsing and plugging the filter outlet. AC Delco 1218 went on, fixed it instantly.
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Greg, don't count on the Delco 1218, either. I used to run those, until quality became so inconsistent I didn't dare put one on an engine. You can go buy a PF1218 filter today and it might have a perforated steel core and a good filter element. Then you might buy one a week from now and it'll have a plastic core with a dacron screen.
The only Delco filter I've seen that is consistently good is the PF2232 for a DuraMax. They'll work on a small block or a big block, but for the price you pay, you can buy a Wix, or a K&N, and K&N pays contingency.
By the time you buy bolts and pay to have them installed, then pay to recondition stock rods, you can buy a decent set of Eagle I-beam rods.