TA 1633 Forged Steel Rod. Bought a few years ago for a project I never completed. I bought them from another member. Blued on one end so there have been pistons on the end of the connecting rod. http://www.taperformance.com/products.asp?cat=204 $799 from TA. SOLD Mark
Interested, these are 6.7 length rods are they design for a floating pin... Mark, give me a day to call mike at T/A to ask some questions,..
No issue. Let me know what you find out. I am not sure on the floating pin. I would also have to call TA. It has been awhile and I had not bought the pistons yet when I bought these. Mark
Interesting, the picture you have posted of the rods for sale look like the Forged Steel connecting rods (Sportsman Series), yet the link to T/A with the part number listed shows to be Billet Steel? I have owned Crower Billet Steel rods in my set-up for 20+ years and they don't have any raised casting on the side beam (parting line), they are exactly like the rods pictured in T/A's link you attached. No accusations, I'm just curious thats all. If they are infact the standard length Sportsman T/A #1633A or #1633B (6.6)" rods, then please put me in line for them. Thanks, Larry.
You may be correct. I bought these several years ago for a build I was thinking about doing. I bought them from another member at the time and I was going off the part number hand written on the box. I have not check the length and it has been long enough I cannot remember the details. I will try to do a little more research. I apologize for the confusion. This would have been by first serious 455 build so I am not as familiar with the parts as others. Looking at pictures of the forged rods I think you may be correct that these are forged sportman rods and not billet rods and not the ones I put a link to but the forged rods that go for $799. I went and looked at the rod and it has 1633 cast into the rod so these are actually 1633 rods. I am adjusting the price to $725 Shipped. Mark
J Staged. I apologize for listing the wrong part. I understand if you are not interested. I hope you did not spend too much time on the phone with TA. Mark
I am not sure how to tell. They are blued on the end of the rod. I will check with TA to determine how to tell. The number is 1633 and does not have a letter. the number on the box was 1632A but that is also wrong. Sorry I am not more help. Mark
Also if they are blue on the pin end it is usually from the "rod heater" used to heat that end for a press fit. In that case they have had piston pins installed at some point of their life. If they are bushed you should be able to see the bronze color bushing in the rod. Its is very thin walled so look close. Larry
Larry, that crossed my mind too, when Mark said their blued on the pin end side, that they might of had Pistons insalled on them at one time... And press fit..
Those are press fit Sportsman rods, they only came in Stock length. Not available anymore, and they were a good rod. If you needed that rod for your combo, or if you have a motor built with them, not a bad idea to buy these and put them on the shelf for possible future use.. things happen.. Can be converted to a full float rod with minor machine work and bushings. JW
I spoke with TA and they thought the same thing. If it is blued it is a pressed fit. They also indicated these rods are not avaible the rods they currently have are made by Eagle. They indicated they would not have been blued from the factory so they have been on a piston at some point. I did buy them from another member who said they had not been used on a car. I have not had them in a car. I cannot speak for if they were or not or if someone put pistons on them and then took them off. I can look at all of them to see if they are all blued or not. Let me know what you would like to do. Mark
I spoke to Tim at T/A Performance this afternoon and he informed me that they have 10 sets of the Crower Forged Rods (bushed pin and pressed pin) Back In Stock, as well as the Eagle Forged Rods. Larry
Larry, Good to know. when I talked to TA earlier this week they said they did not have any press fit and they now Eagle rods. Jarrod and I were not able to come to an arrangement. Because they look to have had a piston on them at some time I will work with you on the price. Are you still interested in the rods? Mark
Thanks Mark, I will also have to pass on them. At this jucture I am in the market for new floating (bushed) pin connecting rods. Larry
New rods are NOT blue. Its the heat applied to them, to allow the piston pin to slip through during the piston installation process that causes the bluing on a press fit connecting rod. That is normal with pressed fit rods that have been heated for installation. Larry
They could have been put on a set of pistons and not used in a car. Agreed they are not new in the sense of from the factory but that does not mean they were actually used in a running car. Someone may have started a project and then decided to do something different after they installed the pistons on the rods. Mark
