Can anyone recommend a manufacturer of steel con rods? I was about to get a cheap set, but realised there was no oil gallery link between the big and little ends. (It's for a YB)

Cheers in advance.

Oh and who should I be parting with the readies too?

 

speak to farndon, arrow or burtons ( which are actually farndon rods )

im sure cossie rods are steel aint they already though

 

Cheers dude, I didn't think they were?? oh well, they'll need to be stronger than standard ones

 

worked std rods can take a lot of power so unless you are going to rev the nuts of your motor or go for mega power modded std ones would do the job.

 

std ones are steel anyway!!! will take 500bhp IIRC!

 

cams can get a bit week after a few miles though cant they greg

 

must be made by nestle! have a break have a bd16!!!

 

but the rods where fine

 

oh yeah,sweet! bout the only bloody things that never broke!!!!!!!!!!

 

standard rods are more than up too the job for anything upto 500 hp (and over)

 

I had a standard no 4 rod snap with about 380 bhp.

 

vinnya77,
the question should be why did it snap?

just because the rod snapped dont put this down the a fault with the rod

 

In that case what can I check or should I be aware of, as I don't want a repeat of that. Thanks

 

fuelling and det! causes shock waves through the engine!!

 

yeah whats the fueling like as det is a normal cause for cossies to snap rods

or 4 bar of boost too