Re: V8 Piston possibilities.

Posted by PackardV8 On 2009/2/26 23:07:59

I'm guessing Carillo or some other rod manufacturer will make a set of Packard V8 rods for about $1600 retail.

BUT, make the rods longerand the big end of the rod like a Packard rod and the small end of the rod to suit a 350 Chevy piston.

MAYBE change the big end of the rod slightly to accept some more commonly available rod bearing that is close to the original packard bearing.

YES, the rod will get longer. YES the rod will get heavier. So what??? many builders are going to rebalance anyway. They are trying to pick a set from various engines to get them all to match.

The new rods will be carillo rods (or some other custom manufacturer) which means THEY WON'T break and they will all match. What do u want???