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| Stock VW Rods | |
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Connecting rods are the vital link between the piston and crank. The rod sets are Brand New and built to factory specifications and sized to standard journal. |
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| 4140 Chromoly I-Beam VW Rods | |
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Empi's I-Beam Rods use O.E. design but are forged from 4140 chromoly to give you a high strength rod that's easy on your budget. 3/8" 8740 200,000 psi tensile load rod bolts add all the strength and reliability necessary for this rod design. Radiused caps aid in stroker clearanceing. Three different sizes cover most all of the popular engine applications. Torque these 3/8" bolts to 39 ft. lbs. We also offer an economical version of Empi's I-Beam Rod. This rod is the same 4140 chromoly design but they use 170,000 PSI 8740 5/16" chromoly rod bolts. This rod is only available for 5.394" VW journal. Torque these 5/16" bolts to 28-30 ft. lbs. All rods are sold in matched weight sets of 4. |
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| 4340 Chromoly H-Beam VW Rods | |
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Empi's H-Beam Rods are a must if you are planning on building an all out performance engine. Race proven H-Beam design combines weight saving and strength thanks to forged 4340 chromoly construction. Radiused rod caps help reduce that amount of clearanceing required on stroker applications and are sleeved to the rod to eliminate cap shifting. Precision machined rods are magna fluxed and sold in matching weight sets of 4. All held together with forged 8740 ARP 5/16" bolts capable of withstanding 200,000 psi tensile load. Torque to 30 ft. lbs. (Set of 4) |
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4340 Forged I-Beam Rods |
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These 4340 Chromoly I-beam Scat rods come with 3/8" 210,000 psi rod bolts and are balanced into set of 4 and clearanced for stroke cranks. |
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| Pro-Moly ll H-Beam Rods | |
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These 4340 Chromoly H-beam Scat rods come with 3/8" 210,000 psi rod bolts and are balanced into set of 4 and clearanced for stroke cranks. |
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| Rod Bolts & Acc. | |
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These rod bolts are a must when running high performance engines. |
| 01-00-8355-0 | ARP 8740, 3/8 ROD BOLTS, 210,000 PSI, SET of 8 | $ 51.95 |
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| 01-00-8308-0 | ARP 2000, 8740,5/16" ROD BOLTS, 200,000 PSI, SET of 8 | $ 90.95 |
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These rod bolts are a must when running high performance engines. |
| 01-00-8356-0 | EMPI'S 8740, 3/8 ROD BOLTS, 200,000 PSI, SET of 8 | $ 29.95 |
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| 01-00-8309-0 | EMPI'S 8740, 5/16" ROD BOLTS, 170,000 PSI, SET of 8 | $ 29.95 |
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| Rod Bearings | |
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Manufactured by Mahle.
(.25mm=.010") (.50mm=.020") (.75mm=.030")
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