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So after determining I had stock rod bolts I pulled the rod caps today. I was going to order the arp rod bolts and new rod bearings, but I found all the rod bearings looking like this...... anyone...

Olin these nuts are 14mm. Do your stock nuts also fit a 14mm socket?

so heres a the best pic I could get of the head of the rod bolts. As you can see its domed and shinny. Does this look like a stock rod bolt?

Dont know. pistons are still inside the block.

Can anyone verify that? also what should the rod side clearance be in relation to the crankshaft? I have KB pistons and there is a 30 stamped on the underside of each piston, does that mean they are...

ok everyone, i got my engine out and pulled the pan off. There is no stamping on my rod bolts or nuts. They are 6 point nuts and a 14mm socket fits them. NOT 13mm. I cant see the head of the bolt,...

so your saying i should keep the old 12 points just for good measure? http://www.4m.net/images/smilies/eek.png

hahahaha he just ordered them up for me today. Said the stock bolts belong in the trash.

Thanks Olin, Putney and I are actually settling on 11:1 for now to give insurance to my stock conecting rods. Only milling the head .100 and he didnt say anything about shortening the head bolts so I...

thanks car62, its an efi intake with a 350 carb. not sure the cc accelerator pump but its running 110 octane

Hey Olin,are you the same guy on sprintcarfan.com who runs a mini truck in orland? If so im having Putney do all the machining for me so I would guess he knows to do everything u just listed. Hes...

any advice on what octane to run with 12.5:1 compression?

ok thanks car62. also wat jet sizes do you recommend running with 11o octane?

Hello, I am new on here and race a mini truck out in northern california. I bought the truck used and was wondering how to identify if the rod bolts are stock or aftermarket for racing? (the rods are...