[Danish1995]

Long time lurker here, who finally joined! I recently picked some old MT rods and can't find any info on this particular set. There is no MT part number on them. Only Mickey Thompson and a stamp that reads "3B". I've looked online extensively and can't find anything that matches. Anyone have any info they could share? They are supposedly pontiac but I haven't been able to measure yet. Thanks in advance.

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[Tom Vaught]

I HAD A SET OF MT ALUMINUM RODS (that I made into several (4) desk lamps.
They were used.

People who see the lamps always ask about the rods.

Easy enough to caliper the rod (with the cap off) and check if the connecting rod
pin center is close to 6.625" for the length. The serrations of the rod/cap will slightly
throw off the length.

Tom V.

[Danish1995]

Originally Posted by Tom Vaught

I HAD A SET OF MT ALUMINUM RODS (that I made into several (4) desk lamps.
They were used.

People who see the lamps always ask about the rods.

Easy enough to caliper the rod (with the cap off) and check if the connecting rod
pin center is close to 6.625" for the length. The serrations of the rod/cap will slightly
throw off the length.

Tom V.

I can definitely measure once I get home, I was just curious if anybody had any other info on these since they don't have a normal MT part number.

[Mr Twister]

I dont think you are getting the hint that they make great desk lamps....

[PAUL K]

What is a "normal" M/T part number?

[Danish1995]

Originally Posted by Mr Twister

I dont think you are getting the hint that they make great desk lamps....

I got that. However it did not answer what I asked. Which was if anyone had info on these. It is just a curiosity I have because I cannot find anything on these.

Originally Posted by PAUL K

What is a "normal" M/T part number?

As far as I'm aware they usually are like MT-1528 MT-1606. MT and four numbers. These rods do not follow that. They only have a "3B" Stamped per my original post.

Just wanted to see what was out there on them.
Bought them as garage art, and my curiosity got the best of me.

[steve25]

No matter what engine they may have been made for you can tell that they have been run before just by looking in the pin bore,

By far the most important thing that you can’t tell ( no history on) is how long they have been run and up to how high a rpm they where taken up to!

Also compared to Aluminum rods today those MT rods where not made of the best formulation of Aluminum, and are not as good as rods made today.

If I was looking for used Aluminum rods I would try to turn up a set of Bill Miller rods that where used in a street build, otherwise take those and as posted make them into a lamp holder of bolt some together for a door stop or melt them down to block the exh crossover in iron heads used for racing.

[Elarson]

The OP was pretty clear that he bought them as garage art.

Eric

[Danish1995]

Originally Posted by Danish1995

Bought them as garage art

Originally Posted by steve25

No matter what engine they may have been made for you can tell that they have been run before just by looking in the pin bore,

By far the most important thing that you can’t tell ( no history on) is how long they have been run and up to how high a rpm they where taken up to!

Also compared to Aluminum rods today those MT rods where not made of the best formulation of Aluminum, and are not as good as rods made today.

If I was looking for used Aluminum rods I would try to turn up a set of Bill Miller rods that where used in a street build, otherwise take those and as posted make them into a lamp holder of bolt some together for a door stop or melt them down to block the exh crossover in iron heads used for racing.

Well aware they are used. I'm not that dense, I also clearly said they were gonna be garage art.

[b-man]

Originally Posted by Danish1995

Well aware they are used. I'm not that dense, I also clearly said they were gonna be garage art.

To be fair you didn’t mention you bought them as garage art until your third post here.

Not everyone reads every post in a thread, many here will read the initial post and formulate an answer from there.

Maybe making it clear you had no intention of running them in your initial post would have been helpful.

[Mr Twister]

I had no intension to insult the OP. I bought a set of BME rods from HO racing, when those and late SD rods were the only real upgrade over cast rods. If I remember all the other aluminum rods were cast (Superrods etc). That cast crank 400 with those BME rods saw 7k every time it ran. Its still intact in a barn in eastern MI

["QUICK-SILVER"]

Originally Posted by b-man

To be fair you didn’t mention you bought them as garage art until your third post here.

Not everyone reads every post in a thread, many here will read the initial post and formulate an answer from there.

Maybe making it clear you had no intention of running them in your initial post would have been helpful.

Don't want to be politically incorrect here... But when did info search and intended use start meaning the same thang?

Asking for a friend
Clay

[b-man]

Originally Posted by "QUICK-SILVER"

Don't want to be politically incorrect here... But when did info search and intended use start meaning the same thang?

Asking for a friend
Clay

When you come into the race section asking about ancient M/T aluminum rods one might expect some advice on whether or not they may or may not be useable in a race application.

Again making it clear they were bought solely for display purposes in the first place would have saved everyone trying to be helpful some trouble and aggravation here.

Relay this answer to your friend.

[Danish1995]

Originally Posted by b-man

When you come into the race section asking about ancient M/T aluminum rods one might expect some advice on whether or not they may or may not be useable in a race application.

Again making it clear they were bought solely for display purposes in the first place would have saved everyone trying to be helpful some trouble here.

I came to this topic because these are old race parts, and the most likely place someone might have what I asked for.

Originally Posted by b-man

To be fair you didn’t mention you bought them as garage art until your third post here.

Not everyone reads every post in a thread, many here will read the initial post and formulate an answer from there.

Maybe making it clear you had no intention of running them in your initial post would have been helpful.

Not sure how my intentions of using them effects what I asked for? Unless people are only looking to critique what they think I'm going to use them for. All in all I only asked if people had more knowledge on them. I didn't ask for people's experience using them, or if they are a good rod to run, or what better rods there are out there. I asked if anybody has more knowledge on this particular set because I was curious. Which seemingly turned out too much to ask.

Also not reading all of the posts before formulating an answer is not an excuse. That is just absolute silliness. Why put an answer forth without all the info.

[b-man]

The folks who gave you information you didn’t ask for were trying to be helpful.

How about you cut them a little slack here?

Again making it clear they were for display in your first post would have been better for all involved, this is a great forum full of knowledgeable people so let’s encourage discussion rather than chastise those who added information you didn’t ask for.

[Danish1995]

Originally Posted by b-man

The folks who gave you information you didn’t ask for were trying to be helpful.

How about you cut them a little slack here?

Again making it clear they were for display in your first post would have been better for all involved, this is a great forum full of knowledgeable people so let’s encourage discussion rather than chastise those who added information you didn’t ask for.

Because if you don't immediately put a disclaimer saying im not going to use them people make assumptions and ignore your initial question. Again silliness putting the blame on me, saying I should've done this. Instead of saying hey guys don't make assumptions, stay on topic and read the whole post!

You can get why I am a little frustrated right?

[b-man]

Looking to identify connecting rods may have others assuming you’re intending to use them.

Not all that hard to understand.

Enjoy hanging them on your garage wall.

This forum is free to join and the information is free as well, so take it for what it’s worth and relax.

[Stan Weiss]

Originally Posted by Danish1995

I came to this topic because these are old race parts, and the most likely place someone might have what I asked for.


Not sure how my intentions of using them effects what I asked for? Unless people are only looking to critique what they think I'm going to use them for. All in all I only asked if people had more knowledge on them. I didn't ask for people's experience using them, or if they are a good rod to run, or what better rods there are out there. I asked if anybody has more knowledge on this particular set because I was curious. Which seemingly turned out too much to ask.

Also not reading all of the posts before formulating an answer is not an excuse. That is just absolute silliness. Why put an answer forth without all the info.

So what it really comes down to is your definition of "more knowledge" was just different than many other peoples. Including me.

Stan

PS

Originally Posted by Danish1995

Long time lurker here, who finally joined! I recently picked some old MT rods and can't find any info on this particular set. There is no MT part number on them. Only Mickey Thompson and a stamp that reads "3B". I've looked online extensively and can't find anything that matches. Anyone have any info they could share? They are supposedly pontiac but I haven't been able to measure yet. Thanks in advance.

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[Danish1995]

Originally Posted by Stan Weiss

So what it really comes down to is your definition of "more knowledge" was just different than many other peoples. Including me.

Stan

PS

More knowledge on this particular model of rods. Not generally the old MT rods. Just this one. No one offered anything that was specific to this model. That is what I asked for. So please stop with the condescension. I feel this thread has run its course. If a mod feels like it I welcome closing it. Nothing fruitful will come of it now.

[PAUL K]

FWIW..... I enjoyed the picture on the M/T rod and learned about MT part numbers