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They may be fine, but I'd buy Manley's. Its a peace of mind thing.... spend it once, ya know. My original engine builder, convinced me, and I'm glad he did.
I better go find some wood to knock on , now that I said that......
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You get what you pay for in most cases.
Any of them can fail. I pulled the eye out of a Manley connecting rod back in the 1990's. Manley did give me a new full set of rods but I still lost a block and a couple of pistons and cam in the deal. My 2 Cents |
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yup...no matter what you buy, **** happens. I've seen them all fail...but if you check them when you get them completely/ big end / small end/ length/ Mag, you might ward off some problems...would'nt belive what I've seen in the past 35 years from all of them...
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So true Bub...
Had a customer want to supply his own parts for a BB SS engine. He furnished all the parts. He did get a name rod, but they were out of parallel big end to little end about .006. Try to explain that when checking the deck height. You have to check & recheck any brand.
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All aftermarket rods are made in China. I believe Howards are the only ones left in USA. Ask Manley they will tell you the same.
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I have used Scat rods in my bracket engine for years, and now my Super Stock engine. Never a problem. Wesley got them approved for me. I had to donate a sample rod. That is why Scat is listed. Wesley submitted it for me at the end of last summer.
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I used SCAT rods in my Super Stock 360 and never had any problem. Eric
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