oliver or bill miller rods
 

Which rods should I use in a 632? It will be used to drive about 2 miles on the street to cruise nights 2 times a month and race at the track maybe 7 times in a year. The car will be mostly a show car but it will still have about 1200 hp on motor. If I use oliver rods I will use diamond pistons and if I use bill miller I will use his pistons. I had the car two years and I only put about 400 miles on it and 300 of that was in the first month.

Unless you plan to run extreme RPM's stick with steel. Oliver, Carillo, Crower, any would work.

About 7000-7300 rpms. Bill Miller says that the aluminum is actually stronger but I would expect them to say that. If I get everything from Bill they said it would be about $2400.

Both a high quality steel and aluminum rod will work but the aluminum is more insurance

X2 all my td/ts buddies replaced alum rods every winter, some before that. Which seems to be common thing with alum rods. A steel rod you dont worry about that.

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I'd BUY a EAGLE before the OVER PRICED JUNK THat OLIVER SELLS!!!!!
I have 2-New Billet Olivers Here to Prove what i'm Saying!!!!
Later
G 8)

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Oh Gawd... Here we go again.

I have Oliver's in my SB2 and no issues, the only thing I would recommend is to upgrade the bolts on any of the brands. Getting ready to order a set for a 460ci small block with SB2 heads. Should be $1300 plus the bolt upgrade for big block Oliver's.

bbchevy-----lets see some pics.

bme or brooks aluminum rods no problem

I told him a long time ago I'd take those junk rods off his hands. I guess he prefers to keep them for show pieces.

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After some Searching?Its Seems that they were either SHITCANNED or left at the Machine Shop??
SORRY about the SPEED Bump...............
Later
G 8)

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Yes,thats what you told me!
But,your $$$ Never Showed...................? :lol:
Later
G 8)

Re: Rods?
 

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That's because you never sent a price.

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WJ,
I was thinking that when i told you they were for a 2.100 big end,that you said that you could'nt use them?
Maybe i'm WRONG AGAIN......................?
Later
G 8)

Any of the above can work fine for what you are doing.

My perference is the GRP with Pro material for long life and strength. I am a GRP WD and can sell at jobber if that helps any.

I love aluminum rods on street cars. So does Joe Sherman.

Ed

I have Howadrs alum in my street 383 and no issues, Bobby told me I could get 100,000 miles no problem.


I love aluminum rods on street cars. So does Joe Sherman.

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Do the Howards that you're running have the 3/8 bolts or the 7/16. i've got an older set of Howards (new) 5.85 rods with 3/8 bolts and a set of BME with 7/16 bolts with 50 passes in a 11 sec. motor. one of these sets is going into my new 383 blown alcohol motor. Just curious which would you go with.

Zip.

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just a opinion but 2 out of how many in olivers history have been broken??

shame they weren't 6.8 2.2 chvys

For aluminum, GRP, we have bought over 70 sets this year with no failures. As far as steel, we use Manley or Callies Comp star H beams even in 632's with nitrous. They will handle 1300 hp + 1 or 2 nos systems with no problem.

I went with the oliver.I think that is the best and I won't have any worries with them. Thanks