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> Stock rods with ARP bolts?, Rod Question
Boothy
post Jan 10 2020, 09:35 AM
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Greetings all!

Rebuilding a 1.7 for simple daily use. Crank is going to Rimco, running CB street cam with dual Weber 40s.

On to the rods. Looking at the H-beam but not sure I need all that. Read that the stock connecting rods are beefy enough but the bolt are often the issue. Go with rebuilt stock rods and ARP bolts?

Thanks in advance!
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malcolm2
post Jan 21 2020, 08:19 AM
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I read something the other day about the need for H-beams. I got that they are more for racers, doing high revs. Seem to be for the weight reduction and strength. Less weight = more HP. So OEM rods are strong but heavy. So the poster felt that they were fine for a street upgrade. Would be easy to balance them and the whole rotating mass once you have everything out. Same post did suggest replacing the rod nuts, no mention of bolts.
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