Aftermarket Cranks

[442OLDS]

Whatever is printed in the NHRA accepted rod list can CHANGE quickly.

Last year,I was finally going to have an engine built with an accepted Crower rod for an Olds 455,and then it suddenly said: SUPER STOCK ONLY.

[RJ Sledge]

The difference that I see about the info on the rods is that your Crower rod listed for the B/B Olds(Super Stock only) shows "B.E. specify S.E. specify length specify custom weight" which is pretty vague.

The FE Crower rod shows "B.E. 2.325, S.E. 0.990, length custom weight 765 grms".

You also have available to you a Eagle rod thats legal in stock with the appropriate dimensions. Eagle makes a great rod and I have run them in the past with a bolt upgrade and never had a problem, cost is around $500.00.

You might also get Crower to add the missing data and then ask NHRA to approve the Crower for Stock also.

Its for sure they won't just do it for you, so you have to invest some time and effort.. Or run the Eagles.

Happy Thanksgiving

RJ

[Jeff Teuton]

I was quietly drinking beer, and I get drug into this mess. I will be in E this year. I managed to get myself 'upped' a class. Don't know how I did that. I don't know about the FE or FD's or anything like that. If RJ and Blair are involved, then it's open range law. On the cranks, it just makes more available especially for some of the older cars. It's just gotta look like a stock crank and can't have the whole counterweight gone, and no knife edge. Did I miss something here. The good thing RJ and I have going, is by the time we are in the bottom of the ladder, we will be racing wheel chairs in a home.

[Larry Hill]

RJ you always bring a smile to my face.

Happy Thanksgiving, we hope to see you out racing more this year.

Blair I like Wheaties "Breakfast of Champions", maybe you should try them. Wheaties helped me get to the winners circle!

I am not pissed. I feel cheated. I believe NHRA has an opportunity to correct an error.

I like History. Scott Wilcox may not be a big fan of history. His 1967 SS/A Corvette, with the stroke of a pen, was removed from the classification guide.

A few years ago every big block Corvette had the L-88 hood, not so today. The stroke a pen corrected an error.

Since we now have aftermarket cranks for the FE Fords, there is no reason to have a connecting rod that is non OEM size.

I may be wrong, but I don't think so!