SCAT rods.....






Not Cat rods

Shoot, almost had a good ole fashioned (S)CAT fight!

Watson's guys think they might be these. The rod bolts say "C.A.T." on them.

http://www.rpmmachine.com/cat-cr-4340-hbeam.shtml


Yeah yeah... I know where to find good rods. Thanks Pettis, Jr. :lol:

The "Watson approved rod list" does include Manley. :thumbsup:

Yes --- that's them...


Sorry -- they've been laying around awhile.... so forgot the source!


They're out of my old 427 SBC Dart motor.... but they're probably stretched a few thousandths now... oh -- and out of round on the big end... and rusted up too.


:rofl:


I still have the COLA 4" forged crank they were hung on....

This might be new news for you young guys -- but choosing your rod is critical, unlike choosing which bimbo you're going to notch your belt with (pre engagement days). :unibrow:

WTF.... It's my wallet -- go for the best!

:hail: Very cool!

I can think of some expensive rods...Crower stuff can get pretty astronomical. They are, per the analogy, the Megan Fox of belt notches.

Ha, don't be sorry. Mike says they are usable with $150 of machine work and the 2000 rod bolt upgrade (they have the 8740 now). They don't look that bad but like you said, rods are pretty critical.


Crower's high end stuff is damn expensive... but their Sportsman stuff is pretty reasonable.

Megan Fox... not a bad choice there. :lateral:

One regret I have on my engine was building it with Eagle/SCAT rods and crank. Not that they haven't performed, I've had no problems. But I want to support American manufacturing and companies as much as I can (used a DART block and AFR heads at least).

There was the cost of course. I don't know what other people's experiences are,and maybe this was more with the crank then the rods as I already had the rods for this buildup, it seemed like it was going to be a nominal 6 week lead time to get a crank (which means 10 weeks in the real world). Whereas SCAT and Eagle both had the crank in every configuration ready to ship (ie juggling main and rod sizes and balance options).

Some people seem like they spend years buying parts and putting together an engine. I tend to pull a damaged engine and want to get it back in the car asap. My machinist already takes long enough to get it out the door as it is, and he will barely glance at your engine after teardown until all the parts are sitting on the build table. I just couldn't take spending MORE THAN TWICE as much for a crank and then also having to wait who knows how long (BTW this was for a 427 Windsor with small 2.5" mains and chevy rod journals, zero balance).

That was my experience anyway. Next time I replace rods I will go USA and name brand - If I can get them! Maybe I just didn't talk to the right people or try hard enough but seems like they all had a long lead time.

Greg since you are on this thread (well, you are on every thread), do you have an engine builder you like in the NW ? Who do you plan on taking your Mustang engine too ? PM if you want to avoid thread jacking.

I have special jacking privileges grandfathered in.... granted to me by Todd back in the day.


Dale Green Performance - Auburn


And Tony Odo on the Mustang engine since he built it and I got a lifetime of engine rebuilds from Charley when I bought the car. That covers basically bumper to bumper including wreck repair.