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: Which rod is better and why?


etracer
Feb 14th, 05, 11:38 PM
Scat regular rod or there capscrew rod and why?

DragRacer
Feb 14th, 05, 11:48 PM
The biggest of advantage of the capscrews rod is that you can replace the fasteners yourself at rebuild time without absolutely having to have your rods resized.

19Nova72
Feb 15th, 05, 12:12 AM
And the capscrews are less likely to have clearence issues is what I hear.

etracer
Feb 15th, 05, 11:42 PM
capscrews it is then-Thanks folks!

Busted Knuckles
Feb 16th, 05, 3:48 AM
Capscrews place part of the load on the threads of the rod itself rather than having the bolt carry the full stress of changing piston direction almost immediately. They also allow for a lighter rod since the capscrew is shorter and has no nut. HTH