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Originally Posted by Mr. P-Body
One guy says he went through "several sets" of cast rods to find a "matched" set. He then sized them himself. They only cost him $50. That is, if his time is worthless. And that had to be a while back, because even stock replacement bolts are higher than $50 for a set (SPS, Pioneer). ARPs are higher, yet.
Jim
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That 'guy' is me and that's what I did on my 413. I bought a set of Pioneer Performance Rod Bolts from Ken at Re-Power Warehouse here in Visalia for $49.95. We still get a pretty good deal from Ken.
Time??? you must be joking. There is no way you could ever figure in the cost of labor, realistically, on a hobby car. I spent weeks porting and polishing the cylinder heads. My labor is free to me.
I picked (8) rods from several sets to find a group that all weighed nearly the same before balancing. We have done this for years and it works. It makes balancing much easier.
If you have ever balanced anything personally, you will know that sometimes you get a heavy rod that you just cannot bring into spec. Grouping rods into classes by weight is the best approach when you have enough cores.
I have never told anyone in this forum their time or effort was 'worthless' in any way...Robert