[PONTIAC DUDE]

Originally Posted by Brian Baker

Jim, surely by now you've figured out that, by and large, Pontiac guys are notoriously cheap. When they hear about Chevy journal size, they assume a non-Pontiac length rod, which also means a custom piston. They therefore automatically assume this comes with a "custom" price which is more than OEM spec Pontiac parts, when in reality, they're wrong (unless they're bent on using "TRW" replacement pistons and cast rods).

Sorta like the why buy E-heads cause I have to now buy round port headers.


If people are determined to use Pontiac size rods. I can supply .050 rod bearings for the BBC rod journal size.