Thread: French rods
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Old 02-01-2021, 12:19 PM   #12
Tim Ayers
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Default Re: French rods

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Originally Posted by 51504bat View Post
I'm no flathead guru or machinist but the very flathead experienced machinist who did the machine work and assembled my 8ba short block told me that reconditioning flathead rods wasn't like more modern rods. He said the end result wasn't the same as a new rod. Don't know the why's, etc and I have no reason to believe he was blowing smoke. Why would he turn down a chance to make the additional money to resize the rods unless there was a valid reason not to resize them? Based on his advice I went with the new rods from SoCal. I do know my engine runs great.
I bought my set when they are where $130 bucks, so it was no brainer. The price has since gone up quite a bit.
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