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Topic: Forged rods? from factory?
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streetstang67
Gearhead Posts: 305
From: SC, USA
Registered: Nov 2002
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posted 08-05-2003 10:34 PM
   
I just read in the lastest "mustang and ford" magazine and it was talking about how boss 302 rods are stronger. Then they said that the boss 302 rods are made the the same forging process as the '62-'67 260s and 289s...does this mean that my '67 289 has forged rods?
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clevelandstyle
Gearhead Posts: 638
From: Connersville, IN
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 08-06-2003 12:16 AM
Yes. Your rods are forged as are "nearly" all modern rods. ------------------
Ben
Grabber Green '70 Mach I 351C 4V
Robbin Egg Blue '79 Fairmont 351C 4V [This message has been edited by clevelandstyle (edited 08-06-2003).]
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Rory McNeil
Gearhead Posts: 1210
From: Surrey, B.C. Canada
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 08-06-2003 01:05 AM
Although some Detroit V8`s used cast rods (Pontiac, Buick, & AMC)every Ford V8 that I am aware of, other than the 4.6 &5.4 modular engines, came stock with fordged connecting rods.------------------
78 Fairmont 428 4 speed 10.20@130mph
80 Fairmont 302 5 speed 12.8@105mph
85 Mustang NHRA Stocker 302 5speed. soon to be under the index!
59 Meteor (Canadian Ford) 2 dr sedan 332, auto
74 F350 ramp truck 390 4spd
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Dubz
Gearhead Posts: 443
From: Manitoba Canada
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 08-06-2003 02:15 AM
that is very good news to me 
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Ryan Wilke
Gearhead Posts: 1501
From: Stanton, Michigan 49707
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 08-06-2003 07:59 AM
....which brings us back to, "The Weakest Link".....the rod bolts. Non-BOSS 302 rods have wennie rod bolts!
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n2oMike
Gearhead Posts: 1547
From: Spencer, WV
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 08-06-2003 08:12 AM
Slap a set of ARP's Pro Series Waveloc bolts in there, and they'll take an unreal amount of abuse.That's all my engine had in it's 289 rods, and they took COUNTLESS 7000rpm blasts and 200hp nitrous hits.  Good Luck! ------------------
Mike Burch
66 mustang real street
302 4-speed 289 heads
10.63 @ 129.3
http://www.geocities.com/carbedstangs/cmml_mburch.html
http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/healey/367
http://www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/moi-display.cgi?220
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