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rod bolts??
racinghabbit on August 25th 2011, 11:58 am
I just purchased a new set of rods eagle crs67003d and i am wondering if they are strong enough for my iron headed 545 race engine????14:1 compression.. shooting for 600+ hp.....
eagle says there good to 800hp
what do you think?
eagle says there good to 800hp
what do you think?
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Larry Williams on August 25th 2011, 12:01 pm
i just broke an eagle rod bolt at 700 hp
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dfree383 on August 25th 2011, 12:05 pm
600hp is pretty lame from a 545" motor with 14:1 compression.......... You mean 800+?
The ARP 2000 rod bolts are a worth while upgrade to them.
The ARP 2000 rod bolts are a worth while upgrade to them.
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racinghabbit on August 25th 2011, 3:03 pm
right away calling my motor lame!!!!
its going to be about 600 yes, due to some rules that hold me back from makeing more power...
thanks guys...
its going to be about 600 yes, due to some rules that hold me back from makeing more power...
thanks guys...
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dfree383 on August 25th 2011, 4:15 pm
Exhaust manifolds? Stock Intake? Carb Rule? How Much Vac? What Fuel? What Heads? Cams allowed?
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IDT-572 on August 25th 2011, 4:23 pm
I ran stock Eagle rods with the bolts they come with for over two years, countless dyno runs Two oop's 
to 8150 rpms and never had a problem 861 hp shifting at 7100..................
You will be alright
to 8150 rpms and never had a problem 861 hp shifting at 7100..................You will be alright
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cooter on August 26th 2011, 7:17 pm
i feel that a correctly stretched bolt is as important to life as the bolt you use, overstretch the best rod bolt and failure is likely to happen
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maverick532 on August 26th 2011, 9:06 pm
I ran an eagle rod in my prior combo never had an issue always ck'd the stretch of the bolt per eagles instuctions , you should be ok .
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richter69 on August 26th 2011, 9:09 pm
I ran um in my 472 no problem, mid 9 sec deal in a 3200# car.
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Larry Williams on August 26th 2011, 9:47 pm
will a number of retorques have a bad effect on them?
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cooter on August 26th 2011, 11:07 pm
retorque is suppost to be ok if they were never overtorqued but i figure a set of bolts at freshen time cant be a bad investment if your pushin the hp
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rmcomprandy on August 26th 2011, 11:12 pm
Larry Williams wrote:will a number of retorques have a bad effect on them?
That depends upon how much the overall free length of the bolt grows from original length with no torque applied. Each bolt has a spec for that however, not many people log their original length to begin with, lol.
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Larry Williams on August 27th 2011, 5:37 am
rmcomprandy wrote:Larry Williams wrote:will a number of retorques have a bad effect on them?
That depends upon how much the overall free length of the bolt grows from original length with no torque applied. Each bolt has a spec for that however, not many people log their original length to begin with, lol.
that was my problem no original records for length.
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