Connecting Rods

fastmachone · 01-08-2015, 09:19 PM

Which connecting rods would be a good choice for a stocker, and which should I avoid. I am limited to the following:

Trick Flow
Crower
Cat
Manley
Carrillo

What brand of pistons are OK?
I am limited to the following:

TRW / Speed Pro
Badger
Venolia
JE
Ross
Arias
CP
Diamond

Thanks for your time and information.

SSDiv6 · 01-08-2015, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fastmachone

Which connecting rods would be a good choice for a stocker, and which should I avoid. I am limited to the following:

Trick Flow
Crower
Cat
Manley
Carrillo

What brand of pistons are OK?
I am limited to the following:

TRW / Speed Pro
Badger
Venolia
JE
Ross
Arias
CP
Diamond

Thanks for your time and information.

Crower and Carillo for connecting rods.
CP, Diamond and JE for pistons.

carl hinkson · 01-08-2015, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fastmachone

Which connecting rods would be a good choice for a stocker, and which should I avoid. I am limited to the following:

Trick Flow
Crower
Cat
Manley
Carrillo

What brand of pistons are OK?
I am limited to the following:

TRW / Speed Pro
Badger
Venolia
JE
Ross
Arias
CP
Diamond

Thanks for your time and information.

Carrillo rods
Callies has some nice rods as well

JE, wiseco, CP, Diamond and I would look at the Mahle pistons very nice pistons

Alan Roehrich · 01-09-2015, 01:04 AM

Mahle has absolutely zero interest in Stock Eliminator or Super Stock pistons. For that matter, no one would want to pay their price or sit through their delivery wait.

ss3011 · 01-09-2015, 09:27 AM

Manley makes a nice rod !

GUMP · 01-09-2015, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Mahle has absolutely zero interest in Stock Eliminator or Super Stock pistons.

All of the COPO motors use Mahle pistons.

Mike Pearson · 01-09-2015, 10:45 AM

I have had good luck with both Manley and Crower. Both make the light weight version for Stock/Superstock

Alan Roehrich · 01-09-2015, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GUMP

All of the COPO motors use Mahle pistons.

Call them and see how much it costs and how long it takes for a legal Stock Eliminator or Super Stock piston that they don't already make for an OE racing program (think old school traditional car, say a 1968 FE Ford piston). They're fine as a source for a piston they already make, such as a COPO piston.

carl hinkson · 01-09-2015, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Mahle has absolutely zero interest in Stock Eliminator or Super Stock pistons. For that matter, no one would want to pay their price or sit through their delivery wait.

So far never had to wait for any Mahle pistons I have ordered and there prices seem to be pretty good as they come with rings on the Power Pack kits.

Ed Wright · 01-09-2015, 02:24 PM

I have had zero issues with both Scat and Manley rods. Used several sets of Scat rods and cranks. Manley rods in the car right now.

Had to re-size one set of Eagle rods right out of the box, and had the rod bolt threads pull out of one first time it was torqued. Appeared to have been drilled with too big a bit initially. Others in that set had very shallow threads as well. Thankfully I didn't order nor pay for either set. :-)

01-08-2015, 09:19 PM	#1
fastmachone Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Indian Head, MD Posts: 27 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Connecting Rods Which connecting rods would be a good choice for a stocker, and which should I avoid. I am limited to the following: Trick Flow Crower Cat Manley Carrillo What brand of pistons are OK? I am limited to the following: TRW / Speed Pro Badger Venolia JE Ross Arias CP Diamond Thanks for your time and information.

01-09-2015, 01:04 AM	#4
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,124 Likes: 1,581 Liked 1,874 Times in 422 Posts	Re: Connecting Rods Mahle has absolutely zero interest in Stock Eliminator or Super Stock pistons. For that matter, no one would want to pay their price or sit through their delivery wait. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

01-09-2015, 09:27 AM	#5
ss3011 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 909 Likes: 70 Liked 239 Times in 114 Posts	Re: Connecting Rods Manley makes a nice rod !

01-09-2015, 10:45 AM	#7
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,455 Likes: 617 Liked 1,944 Times in 585 Posts	Re: Connecting Rods I have had good luck with both Manley and Crower. Both make the light weight version for Stock/Superstock __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

01-09-2015, 02:24 PM	#10
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Connecting Rods I have had zero issues with both Scat and Manley rods. Used several sets of Scat rods and cranks. Manley rods in the car right now. Had to re-size one set of Eagle rods right out of the box, and had the rod bolt threads pull out of one first time it was torqued. Appeared to have been drilled with too big a bit initially. Others in that set had very shallow threads as well. Thankfully I didn't order nor pay for either set. :-) __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA