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Thanks everybody, I have the info I need. Lorne
On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 6:14=E2=80=AFPM Greg Blake <gblake58tr3@icloud.com> =
wrote:
> Since 2009, I=E2=80=99ve been using Eagle SIR ESP 5140 I-beam rods with t=
he Chevy
> rod bearing size big end. They are bullet proof. When I was using a stick
> crank, they survived two broken cranks. Now have switched to a custom cra=
nk
> sized for these rods. Motor can spin to 7000 no problem. Someone else
> mentioned the availability of the clevite bearings which is awesome.
>
> On my stock TR cranks, I ran these as piston guided rod since the big end
> was narrower than the bearing journal. Now the custom crank was made with
> these in mind so they are no longer piston guided. Since they are for a v=
8,
> there is some machine work involved in cutting a radius on one side of th=
e
> big end so it won=E2=80=99t foul the radius of the big journal on the cra=
nk. Pretty
> easy for a good machine shop. You=E2=80=99ll likely find that you need to=
chamfer
> the rod bearings as well
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 2, 2023, at 15:36, Lorne Fritz via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > =EF=BB=BF
> > Hi, Could anybody tell me what rods you are using on a Moldex crank tha=
t
> is sized for a Chevy rod. This is for a TR3/4 engine. Pat number, size =
or
> application would help. Thanks in advance. Lorne
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks everybody,=C2=A0 I have the info I need.=C2=A0=C2=
=A0 Lorne<br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D=
"gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 6:14=E2=80=AFPM Greg Blake <<a href=
=3D"mailto:gblake58tr3@icloud.com";>gblake58tr3@icloud.com</a>> wrote:<br=
></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;=
border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Since 2009, I=E2=
=80=99ve been using Eagle SIR ESP 5140 I-beam rods with the Chevy rod beari=
ng size big end. They are bullet proof. When I was using a stick crank, the=
y survived two broken cranks. Now have switched to a custom crank sized for=
these rods. Motor can spin to 7000 no problem. Someone else mentioned the =
availability of the clevite bearings which is awesome. <br>
<br>
On my stock TR cranks, I ran these as piston guided rod since the big end w=
as narrower than the bearing journal. Now the custom crank was made with th=
ese in mind so they are no longer piston guided. Since they are for a v8, t=
here is some machine work involved in cutting a radius on one side of the b=
ig end so it won=E2=80=99t foul the radius of the big journal on the crank.=
Pretty easy for a good machine shop. You=E2=80=99ll likely find that you n=
eed to chamfer the rod bearings as well <br>
<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPhone<br>
<br>
> On Nov 2, 2023, at 15:36, Lorne Fritz via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:fo=
t@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> =EF=BB=BF<br>
> Hi, Could anybody tell me what rods you are using on a Moldex crank th=
at is sized for a Chevy rod.=C2=A0 This is for a TR3/4 engine.=C2=A0 Pat nu=
mber, size or application would help.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Thanks in advance.=C2=A0 =
=C2=A0Lorne<br>
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