Thanks for all the input, guys. I know I don't really need aluminum rods in my application, but I've run them in past engines and never had a rod or bearing failure, so I've stuck with them. I guess I just like the idea of having the lightest rotating assy possible. I even ran a set of the old Super Rods 10-15 years ago and had 600+ passes on them before I finally decided to retire them and they still checked out ok. But, I will probably just go back together with steel rods on this one. The only problem is, or that I don't really like, is that they will have to put weight back in my crank to balance everything. But, the guys at the machine shop didn't think that would be any problem.
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