SBC Pink Rods

[richie 2]

and try to put togeather a set of eight that clean up size/length/weight/centered pin bore wise...quite a difficult job.

[Tim H]

As with any used rods, unless you have owned them since new, its unknown how many cycles they may have been previously subjected to. Not worth risking "catastrophic failure" when so many decent alternatives exist. Sell them to a Corvette or Camaro purist and move on IMHO.

[Alan Nyhus]

Well, you've got them already so that's a plus, provided you don't go upside down getting them in shape.

If your goal is for something modest, that's one thing.

If you're going have the intake/heads/cam combo that gets you north of 7,000 regularly, that's another thing.

The Manley Sportsmaster rods are a great value:
http://www.manleyperformance.com/dl/cat/rods.pdf

[Mike Pearson]

Properly rebuilt with some good bolts and resized they will hold up just fine. I ran stock rods in my super stock engines for years with no failures. When I had a stick in the car I left the line above 9000 rpm and crossed over 8000. Now it’s not worth spending the money on an old rod Whalen a new set is not much more. The Manley sportsmaster is a good rod for the cost.

[carl hinkson]

The older version was not as good as the later ones after 1979 more material around the rod bolts and they changed the beam as well. They were only a 1038 steel same as the steel cranks were made out of.

[Adger Smith]

GM Steel cranks were 1053 Steel

[Dan Fahey]

Thanks
The Pink Rods are in the engine.
Originally prepped by Budd Rowe.
Just had Rockville Ring and Bearing go through the block.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Dan Fahey

Thanks
The Pink Rods are in the engine.
Originally prepped by Budd Rowe.
Just had Rockville Ring and Bearing go through the block.

That's what I thought you were getting at. So they were new ,with 0 runs?
I'd worry more about the component weights.How are they?

[HP HUNTER]

Originally Posted by richie 2

and try to put togeather a set of eight that clean up size/length/weight/centered pin bore wise...quite a difficult job.

Yes.....this will be your problem

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by HP HUNTER

Yes.....this will be your problem

They are already in the engine.
Budd Rowe fitted the Pink Rods with Forged pistons, about 8 years ago.
Engine has been in storage and Rockville Ring and Bearing just went through the block with fresh bearings.

If i kept them what RPM range would be safe?
One racer posted he used them in a SS engine at much higher rpm than 7000 rpm.

Only have so much tine and money..

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