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Originally Posted by 78w72
for a stock rebuild... stock rods are perfectly fine. & even stock type cast pistons are fine for a stock build or even a slight 50-100hp increase.
if the OP intends on higher performance or light duty racing or frequent higher rpm use then its a good idea to consider better rods/pistons/other parts, but he said stock rebuild, no need for forged rods & pistons. countless people run stock rods even on higher hp builds for decades, i had a 455 that was abused & saw 6000 rpms daily for 10+ years, plus the 20+ years of life the rods were used before me.
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So what, means nothing. That block is worth 2500$. Sold one awhile back.
It is too valuable to run cast junk rods.
I would not run them in any engine I cared about and put a bunch of time and money into.
Cast rods are about 50 years old without any real info on cycles or RPM they have been to unless you have been the original owner and the only one to drive the car.
I had a friend that blew 2 cast rods out of the oil pan because he was cheap.
Glad he is out of Pontiacs these days. Only so many left.