Connecting rod through the oil pan

[Stubby]

That last pic looks like an SVO block (side vent option )

 

[xctasy]

oh, its an XF EFI.

EFI stands for Extra Fresh Impaled.

It' not polite to say what the XF stands for....

 

[Anonymous]

IIRC it was Jack who compared the stock ford rod bolt´s strength to "frozen butter"...

Yup - I stretched three of them putting my engine together for this last go-round. I couldn't believe my eyes - - - I had to double check the torque wrench thinking I set it wrong!

I'm really surprised it held together on that 13.5 run @ 103.

 

[80Stang]

Those con rods are made of rubber as they bend before break

finnstanger, didn't "the bang" cut the cam also?

The GEN1 block now has a good new home. Those ARPs feel wise after all this...conrod-funeral-show...