Scat 5.7 Connecting Rods

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Bushwacker

I have had 2 460 ford motors ruined with eagle rods . they snapped in the middle of the rod.
I launched these motors at 1k rpm shifted at 5500 went thru traps at 6400.
both had less than 10 passes. I found out eagle is a chineese rod.. Same as scat
Never again!!!

They are both from China, but the Scat stuff is machined here. The engine builders I have talked to won't use Eagle. I know several that do use Scat. One uses them in all his circle track sbc engines and says he has never had a rod or crank failure. They get a lot of run time around 8000 RPM. I'm not easy on my stuff, and have no problems with the Scat rods.

Probably break one now that I've said that. <G>