Do I need ARP rod bolts for my power goal?

[frontierguy25]

I've been wondering if I need these. I'm doing a rebuild right now and was thinking about just sticking with my stock rods and bolts. I have put over 400rwhp on them for the past 4 years and my goal is just to hit 500rwhp at the most when I go to the drag strip and dyno. I don't have any plans on building the car any further as this is my daily driver for now.

Just wondering what you guys think.

Thanks

 

[IJ.]

Worth the change just for the peace of mind and having the rods resized and Magged at the same time.

 

[Zumtizzle]

The 7M rods are forged, and they are shot peened stock.

The weak link on the stock ones is the cheap ass bolts, and then the oil squirter hole at the shoulder of the rod...

I've seen stock ones fail there, and at the bolts..

HP wise, if your going to spend the money on the motor, why go cheap on the rods?

If you're eyeing my set for sale.

They've been sold.

 

[TurboStreetCar]

why not just opt for a set of eagles?

 

[Doward]

110% in agreement with Ian on this.

Rod bolts are not the place to screw around when building a motor that is over 2x the stock power rating.

 

[Poodles]

Also, the proper way to tighten them is to length, not torque...

 

[rayall01]

The short answer is YES! Stronger is better!