Thanks for the info Mike...
So, If I go with the Eagle rods (or any for that matter), you recommend that I have my "guy" machine the Pin & Crank bearing journals or at least check the diameters to see if they are to spec? You have also had to mill the rods for thickness? Doesn't this throw a their weights off quite a bit or if you have to do 1, you do them all?
Excuse me if I sound like a retard... I have re-built 4 or 5 engines down to the block in my day, but I never really did it to where I was replacing vital parts like con-rods in their entirety... Bearings, camshafts and such don't scare me... Like I said before, I just want to do this thing "right"...
I hear what you are saying about the
oil passages... Is there plenty of room in my block to open them like you recommend or is it one of those things "maybe, or maybe not..."?
I don't mean to beat the Edelbrock Head thing to death but are the "factory" ports on them pretty good. Or, are they just a good starting point for a needed "port Job"... in your opinion..?