I am planning to install Chevy rods on my 1725CC engine.
Does any one have a source for purchasing the Chevy rods?
Does any one have a source for purchasing the Chevy rods?
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Jan, As you say, the rods are called the 5.7 rod. I assume that means it's from the Chevy 5.7 liter ( 350 cu in) v8 engine. Is that not correct? Is it not likely to be easier to find these V8 rods at common auto parts places than 4 or 6 cyl?
Tom
Yes, since "improvements" are considered stock, I contend the DuraPine is the best stock Alpine on the road. It certainly is improved....MY favorite kind of "stock". Just checking.
...It looks like "Stock" covers ALL the ground, ...with a Stock (Sunbeam) engine....?
...on the Street?
Yes, since "improvements" are considered stock, I contend the DuraPine is the best stock Alpine on the road. It certainly is improved.
Bill
WHAT!? I smell a conspiracy to mitigate the wonderfulness of the car that resides in my basement, or South Carolina, depending on your definition of "car".http://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/index.php?attachments/bill-blue-s-wrecked-alpine-img_2013-jpeg.20310/
Stock? Improved? On the road? Can you prove that, or just an opinion?
The definition of the "stock" category on the forum is :
For those striving to preserve the period look & feel of their car (but don't mind improvements in carb, brake, wiring, etc.).
I think "tweaking" mods to the basic engine such as bored, stroked, Vizard mod to head, electric fans for radiator, etc, still fit what most of us think of as "Stock".
Barry, thanks for the clarification about the Chevy "5.7" rods. One small correction to your comment: "The crankpin diameter of the 1725 crankshaft can be "ground" to reduce the diameter from 2.125" to 2.000". With a "good" crankshaft, "offset" grinding can increase the stroke from 3.250" to 3.3125". Theoretically, you could offset grind the crank by 0.125". In my engine I offset ground the rod journals by 0.050" , yielding a stroke increase from 3.25 to 3.350, along with a bore increase of 0.037" (to a common 82.5 mm), yielding a displacement of about 1819 cc. I bought new custom-made pistons from Venolia, plus a Vizard mod to the head, and a Weber 32/36 carb. All in all it seems to have made my Alpine a reliable car with excellent power at highway speeds (with an OD).
Tom