Ever seen these rods?
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Fleet Mechanic
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Ever seen these rods?
I found these on Ebay they look good and there a hell of alot cheaper than the eagles($400 cheaper). Question is you think they would be good?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...926872405&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...926872405&rd=1
Last edited by EgoMan; Oct 13, 2004 at 01:20 PM.
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The ebay link is not working. Anyway there are two types of chinese rods. Those cast in china and finished in the USA which are fine in most cases and the rods that are cast and machined offshore are the problems. The problem is they are not torqued to proper specs when machined offshore causing a out of roundness on the large journal end when torqued to proper specs. They need to be resized before they will work properly. There have been many discussions on the FE forums about these. So if there cheap there is a reason. So ask before you buy....G.
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click on the link, when it doesn't open go to the address line and delete everything prior to the second "http"
The FTE server is trying to tag the address so that you're stilnn looking at it through FTE...ebay doesn't like it.
The FTE server is trying to tag the address so that you're stilnn looking at it through FTE...ebay doesn't like it.
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Baddad, I see your point. Some are leary of 40+ year old rods. Myself I'd run nothing else but old iron as I do. I've had good service with my Lemans rods despite problems some have. Some guys prefer the C3 and C7 rods with bigger bolts over the Lemans. The OEM trilobe capscews and rod dowels are the culprit in most cases. G.
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And why exactly are they Chinese rods? "The Mustang Depot" TMD right. They look just like eagle rods.
But io know what you mean.
But io know what you mean.
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Originally Posted by FFR428
Baddad, I see your point. Some are leary of 40+ year old rods. Myself I'd run nothing else but old iron as I do. I've had good service with my Lemans rods despite problems some have. Some guys prefer the C3 and C7 rods with bigger bolts over the Lemans. The OEM trilobe capscews and rod dowels are the culprit in most cases. G.
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