[tom s]

Paul,Racetec did mine and the opening was too narrow to use a stock cast rod.That was with a 428 custom piston.Tom

[ponyakr]

Originally Posted by tom s

Paul,Racetec did mine and the opening was too narrow to use a stock cast rod.That was with a 428 custom piston.Tom

Yeah, at first I thought he meant the rod was too big for the piston. But, after I went back & read post #1, it says "...can not use the factory rods because the pin end is to small..."

Don't say the pin end is too BIG, but too small.

Don't think a piston is said to have a "pin end" . A ROD does have a pin end.

So, maybe this needs to be cleared up.

Is the pin hole too small ? OR, is the outside of the pin end of the rod too big ?

[ponyakr]

"...Won all my bracket racing cash and trophies with a cast rod 455 running in the 12s for over a decade, the rods weren’t even rebuilt..."

Ditto.

A rev limiter, set on 5500, saved my 455's, many times.

[PAUL K]

Originally Posted by tom s

Paul,Racetec did mine and the opening was too narrow to use a stock cast rod.That was with a 428 custom piston.Tom

Common deal with Racetec. Have to be sure to let them know if you're using a factory rod and give them the width and height of the balance pad if the rod has one.