rod bolts??

I just purchased a new set of rods eagle crs67003d and i am wondering if they are strong enough for my iron headed 545 race engine????14:1 compression.. shooting for 600+ hp.....

eagle says there good to 800hp

what do you think?

i just broke an eagle rod bolt at 700 hp

600hp is pretty lame from a 545" motor with 14:1 compression.......... You mean 800+?

The ARP 2000 rod bolts are a worth while upgrade to them.

right away calling my motor lame!!!!
its going to be about 600 yes, due to some rules that hold me back from makeing more power...


thanks guys...

Well it is !!!!

Whats the Rules? What Class?

vacuum rule
and its a killer

Exhaust manifolds? Stock Intake? Carb Rule? How Much Vac? What Fuel? What Heads? Cams allowed?

I ran stock Eagle rods with the bolts they come with for over two years, countless dyno runs Two oop's to 8150 rpms and never had a problem 861 hp shifting at 7100..................

You will be alright

i feel that a correctly stretched bolt is as important to life as the bolt you use, overstretch the best rod bolt and failure is likely to happen

I ran an eagle rod in my prior combo never had an issue always ck'd the stretch of the bolt per eagles instuctions , you should be ok .

I ran um in my 472 no problem, mid 9 sec deal in a 3200# car.

will a number of retorques have a bad effect on them?

retorque is suppost to be ok if they were never overtorqued but i figure a set of bolts at freshen time cant be a bad investment if your pushin the hp

Larry Williams wrote:will a number of retorques have a bad effect on them?

That depends upon how much the overall free length of the bolt grows from original length with no torque applied. Each bolt has a spec for that however, not many people log their original length to begin with, lol.

rmcomprandy wrote:

Larry Williams wrote:will a number of retorques have a bad effect on them?

That depends upon how much the overall free length of the bolt grows from original length with no torque applied. Each bolt has a spec for that however, not many people log their original length to begin with, lol.

that was my problem no original records for length.