I'm going to show my age here and say that before forged rods were available, it was common practice to prepare stock rods by shot- blasting to stress relieve them and then polishing the beams, Both operations improved stock rod longevity. Today, you also have the option of using superior ARP rod bolts. That said, at today's prices, this preparation would likely exceed the cost of new, forged rods.
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Triple Black 1971 GTO
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