Crower Buick 455 Rods

Very True. I myself have made numerous changes midstream during a build here and there. If they are straight and all dimensions are correct you are good to go!:TU: And of course if someone really wanted to, they could have them magnafluxed. Larry

 

Price Dropped to 525 shipped.

Mark

 

Do you know anyone that can bring some calipers over and check each one to make sure they are all good to use and if they measure 6.608L?

Jim W, If I bought these rods and one of them was bad does TA sell one if I need it?

 

I will see if I can find someone. We have a Buick engine builder (Ruge Automotive) within a couple hours of the house but not sure. I may call and ship them to him.

Thanks,

Mark

 

If you do that it will raise the price. One thing you can do is take a ruler and measure from center to center of each hole for the length. You can got to Harbor Freight or a hardware store and buy some calipers for 10 bucks or so to measure the holes. Here is a pic of some Harbor calipers.

 

GSXnut any thoughts? If you can line them all up and take a pic of one side and then the other. I need them for Sealed Power pistons which are pressed fit but I don't want to spend that much and then have a set of rods that have a problem.
These are the pistons they will be used for. 2362-.030, another 10 second Buick!!!

 

Those look like some healthy valve reliefs Ron. You must be using one mean bumpstick.:shock: Larry

 

Those pistons was in my 66 that I raced for 10 years. I worked with Fred Catlin and he had the reliefs done and the went too far but it don't mater because the slight break through was behind the top ring and I think it made it seal better!!! I ran 10.77 fastest time at Muncie Dragway. The only reason I trashed that block is because it wore out behind the cam. I want to build anther 455 with those pistons and have good rods. and if I over wind it or it takes 6500 shifts then no worry!!! I have goods rods!!! I shifted that car at 6000 and had a 12 bolt stock with 3.73 gears. Good rods would make that car, if I still had it , run close to 10 flat!!! This engine will go in an 86 Regal.

 

Now thats a Vintage Picture. Pop those rods in and start twist'n some "R's". Larry

 

I got an electronic caliper and here is the best I could do. The way I calculated this was to take the inner length plus half the diameter of the piston side and half the diameter of the crank side to get center to center. All measurements are in inches.

First number is inner length piston hole to crank hole
Second number is diameter of Piston Hole
Third number is diameter of Crank Hole
Forth number is center to center (inner length+ (half the piston hole diameter) + (half the crank hole Diameter)


Rod 1 4.911, .996, 2.371, 6.5945
Rod 2 4.912, .996, 2.371, 6.5955
Rod 3 4.912, .997, 2.373, 6.5970
Rod 4 4.911, .995, 2.372, 6.5945
Rod 5 4.910, .995, 2.372, 6.5935
Rod 6 4.906, .996, 2.370, 6.5890
Rod 7 4.909, .997, 2.370, 6.5925
Rod 8 4.911, .994, 2.371, 6.5935


It does not allow me to put more than one space between the numbers so I put a comma.
Mark

 

Sale Pending.

Mark

 

Check the width of the big end

 

0.926 inches outside edge to edge.

Mark

 

Mark I will buy your rods If they are stock sportsman rods for 455 call me at 406-2524918
my name is RonJ Ron Jacobson or send me a message

Thank you

Ron J

 

I sent you a couple of PM's did you get them?

 

Mark the offer still stands for the rods 525 shipped

Thanks RonJ

Ron Jacobson

 

RonJ

I sent a PM Back. Not sure why but the other buyer and I are having problems getting message back and forth so the other buyer dropped out.

thanks,

Mark

 

I got one message from you yesterday. Not sure what happened to the others. Sorry we are having so many issues. I will move on.

Mark

 

Sold.

Mark