im in the middle of assembling the sr, and im running Manley connecting rods...

heres the problem, manleys sheet specifies that the rod bolts be torqued down to 95lbs... while the factory rod bolts FSM is 33lbs... seems like an extreme difference so i checked ARP's site because the bolt is a ARP2000, and arp says not to torque their bolts past 50 pounds or so for the size i have.

so we got some plasitgage to check the clearances at different torques, and from 40lb's to 50lb's im staying right at .015 despite the change in torque which is in spec but a little on the loose side.

so sorry for the novel, but curious if anyone has either run these rods or has experience with them, or just has general experience with a worth while response

thanks

 

on 95ftlbs

 

I have eagle rods with the arp 2000 rod bolts. I called eagle and arp and they both said 43 ft. lbs.

 

Call Manley, or if you got them from Mazworx, call them.

95 sounds a little over the top, but if Manley says so then you probably should. If you don't use the proper torque settings, the big end of the rod may be distorted.

 

factory should be around 45 total with 2 steps, mine felt a lil loose when i checked them

 

ill call mazworks today because that sounds like the best idea.. thanks for the input guys!

 

spoke with both mazworks and Manley and they both said 60lb's

 

that sounds way better then 95ftlbs you would have never been able to spin the crank with them that tight

 

youd spin it but scratch up the bearing in doing so