[mgarblik]

Lots of answers from your lowest cost Eagle H-beams to the Scat I beams to $2000.00 a set Carrillo connecting rods for a 500=550 HP Pontiac V-8 that may see 6000 RPM's a couple times? I love spending other peoples money as much as anyone, but yiikes. A stock set of cast Pontiac rods would work just fine in the stated application and HP with a set of ARP replacement bolts if the rods were reconditioned properly. But that's a big IF. So nearly everyone replaces their connecting rods now. The SCAT I beams are so much better and stronger than the OE Pontiac rods, I just can't imagine needing anything more expensive. Are Molnar, Oliver or Carrillo rods better? Absolutely. But is a 1000% safety factor really needed on an engine that's going to make 70 HP per cylinder? I have found SCAT parts to have much better finished dimensions out of the box than Eagle. But have them checked anyway.

[Skippy597]

Originally Posted by mgarblik

Lots of answers from your lowest cost Eagle H-beams to the Scat I beams to $2000.00 a set Carrillo connecting rods for a 500=550 HP Pontiac V-8 that may see 6000 RPM's a couple times? I love spending other peoples money as much as anyone, but yiikes. A stock set of cast Pontiac rods would work just fine in the stated application and HP with a set of ARP replacement bolts if the rods were reconditioned properly. But that's a big IF. So nearly everyone replaces their connecting rods now. The SCAT I beams are so much better and stronger than the OE Pontiac rods, I just can't imagine needing anything more expensive. Are Molnar, Oliver or Carrillo rods better? Absolutely. But is a 1000% safety factor really needed on an engine that's going to make 70 HP per cylinder? I have found SCAT parts to have much better finished dimensions out of the box than Eagle. But have them checked anyway.

Thank you! I, much like everyone else can get carried away. And a hundred here or a hundred there really adds up in the end.