jerry coomer
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posted April 06, 2006 03:49 PM
falicon rods
i have 05 zx 12 motor i bought falicon knife rods. i noticed the slot on rod and rod cap where bigger than tabs on rod bearings . i thought they sent wrong rods ? i called they said they where made for early style bearings but would be ok to run my later bearings. aginst my judgement i put lower half of motor together . so i was thinking how much i didnt like that set up . so i called falicon agian and this guy said dont run them like that . so now i get to tear it back down . has anybody delt with this?
  
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countersteer
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posted April 06, 2006 05:09 PM
what project did you buy the rods for? what do you currently have done to your engine, and what do you plan on doing?
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jerry coomer
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posted April 06, 2006 06:34 PM
turbo
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MadMike
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posted April 06, 2006 07:03 PM
there are two different style of bearings??? can anyone explaine?
thanks MM
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ninja12
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posted April 06, 2006 07:53 PM
Mike the 00 and 01 rods and bearing had a wide tab, 02 up had a very narrow keeper tab.
Why i don't know, but i've seen both and that's the visual difference.
carollia(sp) also use 00 bearings.
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TRNorBRN6001
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posted April 10, 2006 09:10 AM
How do them Knife Edgers hold up compared to Carrillos H beam
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ninja12
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posted April 10, 2006 01:28 PM
I think you are asking for a ford vs chevy with that question.
Let me start with I think most builder would use the H beam over anything else
if price was not the driving factor.
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TRNorBRN6001
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posted April 11, 2006 05:47 AM
Yep, there is a few hundred dollars worth of price difference. I am going
with Falicon as it was cheaper and I do not think I'll ever go over 320HP.
Plus I think they were a touch lighter. The new ones also have better
ARP bolts.
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harryzx-12
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posted April 12, 2006 06:27 AM
I don't think the carillos have ever had a failure. Fallicon rods are cheaper. You get what you pay for.
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ninja12
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posted April 13, 2006 08:15 AM
Stock will hold 300 hp.
Are you trying to save money or save your engine?
1 rod failure is going to cost you more than you saved.
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rac4it
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posted April 13, 2006 10:25 AM
Muzzys uses stock rods at over 300hp.
Dont Be Scared.
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dougmeyer
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posted April 15, 2006 09:56 PM
I've used the Falicons in all my 11's and in the12 (before I knew how good the stockers were). I like the Falicons a lot. The knife esign is plenty strong and offers less oil slinging.
I have a long history with the Carillos in the racecars and they're great, but the real stength issue is in the bolts, not the rods, and the Faliocon bolts are every bit as good as the ones Carillo uses in their "consumer" rods.
rac4it is right, though. You don't need either one. The stockers are plenty strong for anything you'll be doing.
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TRNorBRN6001
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posted April 17, 2006 12:03 PM
Just curious what the weight differences are between
Stock, Falicon and Carillo Rods?
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