Has any of you guys bent a OEM rod?

 

Some guys have. When they get water in the combustion chamber. I don't know that it has been done under "normal" circumstances.

 

Yeah im sure that will do the trick but i mean from to much hp

 

Strong rods often snap instead of bend, I bet we have the snap ones.

 

The rods are forged. I don't think anyone around here as bent one simply by having to much hp. I popped in some pauter rods for my build so it won't be a problem for me, but alot of guys are pushing the stock block over 600hp now and we will begin to see what happens up there.

 

ahh ic well havent really heard of anyone bending or snaping a oem rod..

 

I had my stock cyl 1 rod snap and exit the block out the driver side . Sucked bad

 

oiling issue due to the older oil jet bolts?

 

Never got to the bottom of what caused it . I gues just years of beating on it and racing it finally just let go. I did have a oil filter failure that starved the motor for a little bit about a year before that . Im sure that had something to do with it.

 

Sucked bad is an understatement. I'd Lose my mind.