cameljockey
Well-known member
hi all,
I did some research on the forum and some math and more research with my local machinist. I'm not the first to want to do this but I want to use the 2.5 liter hsc rods in the 250 I'm building this summer. I know they will work with a stock 250 piston because that's what I found out on this forum and from measurements I took myself and from my local machinist. My problem is finding an aftermarket performance source for these rods. I can't find anyone:x I am at my wits end.
I did find some reconditioned rods locally that would cost me $100 American for the set and thats with polishing, arp bolts, and bronze bushings. But I am affraid of using modified reconditioned parts the place that sells them is a reputable one but I only have that on word of mouth.
I also talked to Scat and they said that if I could get a 160 interested people they would make 160 forged H-beam or I-beam sets to what ever spec we wished but then they told me the cost; over 500 dollars a set! I don't think many of us will be making the power level that would require such an expenditure. But if you are we should start a list :
my bottom line its this:
does anyone know of an aftermaket source for these rods?
secondly;
I plan to have the rods bushed for floating pins and I can get custom pistons made but they would be forged aluminium. Would I have to get them coated (SDF, TBC)? this is going into my daily driver '66 mustang coupe next year I just wanna finish this short block this summer.
Thanks
and Keep Six'n
Dan
I did some research on the forum and some math and more research with my local machinist. I'm not the first to want to do this but I want to use the 2.5 liter hsc rods in the 250 I'm building this summer. I know they will work with a stock 250 piston because that's what I found out on this forum and from measurements I took myself and from my local machinist. My problem is finding an aftermarket performance source for these rods. I can't find anyone:x I am at my wits end.
I did find some reconditioned rods locally that would cost me $100 American for the set and thats with polishing, arp bolts, and bronze bushings. But I am affraid of using modified reconditioned parts the place that sells them is a reputable one but I only have that on word of mouth.
I also talked to Scat and they said that if I could get a 160 interested people they would make 160 forged H-beam or I-beam sets to what ever spec we wished but then they told me the cost; over 500 dollars a set! I don't think many of us will be making the power level that would require such an expenditure. But if you are we should start a list :
my bottom line its this:
does anyone know of an aftermaket source for these rods?
secondly;
I plan to have the rods bushed for floating pins and I can get custom pistons made but they would be forged aluminium. Would I have to get them coated (SDF, TBC)? this is going into my daily driver '66 mustang coupe next year I just wanna finish this short block this summer.
Thanks
and Keep Six'n
Dan