1994.5 - 1997 7.3L Power Stroke Diesel

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Jan 31, 2011 | 05:57 PM

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thedieselkid

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I was reading the OBS engines the connecting rods are lightened with a hole in them. Are they weaker than the 2000+ rods?? are they studs or bolts?? I heard some of the 99+ have powder rods. so is it better to have lightened rods than powder rods?? i have a 97 engine i want to drop into my blown 2000 SD.

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Jan 31, 2011 | 06:01 PM

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Mine have two holes in them. One big one and one small one. I didn't see any lightening holes though.

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Jan 31, 2011 | 06:13 PM

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interesting...ive never heard of that before. how does having a hole in a connecting rod make sense? especially in a diesel

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Jan 31, 2011 | 06:21 PM

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There aren't any lightening holes in OBS rods. I'm sitting here looking at mine. They are forged Iron. The new ones are the powdered metal crack prone ones.

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Jan 31, 2011 | 06:22 PM

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i'm sorry been a long day. i got the crankshaft and rods mixed up. brain fart.

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Jan 31, 2011 | 06:25 PM

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OBS cranks are forged too. Not sure about the new ones. It's a steel forging. Heavy too.

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Jan 31, 2011 | 07:18 PM

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so we have forged cranks and rods while the new ones have the powdered metal rods

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Jan 31, 2011 | 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by thedieselkid

i'm sorry been a long day. i got the crankshaft and rods mixed up. brain fart.

Hmmmmm, How many Crankshafts do you have hanging off of that Rod?

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