CONNECTING RODS
	STOP LIVING IN THE PAST AND LISTEN TO OUR EXPERIENCE. ALUMINUM RODS DON'T BREAK, THEY DON'T "WORK HARDENED", "THEY DON'T PERMANENTLY STRETCH". YOU TREAT 'EM NORMAL AND YOU CAN EXPECT A LONG LIFE. 400, 500 RUNS? EASY. LONGER ENGINE LIFE? YOU BET. THAT'S JUST ONE ADVANTAGE OF USING ALUMINUM RODS. #2 REASON: THE LIGHTER WEIGHT PRESENTS LESS LOAD ON THE CRANK, AND ALLOWS THE ROTATING ASSEMBLY TO WIND UP TO IT'S POTENTIAL QUICKER. PLANT THAT QUICKNESS TO THE GROUND, AND YOU'LL HAVE A QUICKER E.T. #3 REASON: COST: PRICES START AT $845 A SET FOR DIMENSIONALLY DIRECT REPLACEMENT BME RODS. WE PREFER BILL MILLER RODS BECAUSE THEY ALSO OFFER A DIMENSIONAL DIRECT REPLACEMENT FORGING BESIDES CUSTOM LENGTHS. IT COST A LITTLE MORE AT $945
	BME	BILL MILLER RODS-STD/STD/STD	945.00
	BME	BILL MILLER RODS - CUSTOM DIA & LENGTHS	1045.00
	OBR	OLIVER STEEL BILLET - N.H.R.A. SUPER STOCK APPROVED	1250.00
STEEL CONNECTING RODS
	WITH ASSISTANCE FROM BRUCE FULPER, CAT HAS RELEASED A FORGED STEEL CONNECTING ROD. THEY HAVE 220,000 PSI TENSILE STRENGTH ROD BOLTS, AS OPPOSED TO THE 190,000 PSI EAGLE RODS. AVAILABLE IN STANDARD BIG END, STANDARD LENGTH AND STOCK .980 PIN DIAMETER FOR FLOATED PISTONS ONLY.
	CAT	CAT STD/STD/STD SPECIAL ENGINE PACKAGE PRICES AVAIL.	$545.00
	C&A		$750.00
	CROWER		$760.00
	OBR	OLIVER - THE BEST DESIGN / STEEL. NHRA APPROVED	$1250.00
STEEL CAST STOCK RODS
	THE STOCK STEEL CAST RODS ARE MUCH STRONGER THAN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING. THE EARLY FORGED RODS ARE RUBBER IN COMPARISON. THE EARLY FORGED RODS ROCKWELL HARDNESS TEST AT A VERY LOW NUMBER COMPARED TO THEIR CAST STEEL COUNTERPARTS. TOM SMITH RAN OUR CAST STEEL STOCK RODS IN HIS BLOWN AND NITROUS 421 CORVAIR PICK-UP TRUCK (HALF BREED) THAT RAN 9.61 AT 141 MPH IN 1993. THAT ENGINE IS STILL TOGETHER, SOME 30,000 MILES LATER. DEPENDING ON WHAT LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE YOU'RE AFTER, YOU CAN PUT YOUR SAVINGS SOMEWHERE ELSE IN YOUR ENGINE BY USING THE STOCK CAST STEEL RODS. PROPERLY PREPPED, THE STOCK RODS RESIZED WITH ARP BOLTS AND SRP PISTONS CAN TAKE 7000 RPM. WE HAVE PROVEN THIS. THE BEST WAY TO SPEND YOUR MONEY IS TO BUY A LIGHT WEIGHT PISTON AND WRIST PIN, EFFECTIVELY STRENGTHENING THE ROD AND CRANK, WHICH GIVES YOU THE ADDED BENEFIT OF ALLOWING THE ASSEMBLY TO WIND UP TO IT'S RPM POTENTIAL QUICKER. WHICH, IS WHAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE.
		WE WILL PROPERLY PREP YOUR RODS WITH ARP ROD BOLTS	225.00
		WE WILL SELL YOU A FINISHED SET OF RODS W/ARP ROD BOLTS (AS SUPPLIES ALLOW)	375.00
		BEAM POLISHING	100.00
		SHOT PEENING	100.00
		BUSHED FOR FLOATING	225.00
	CAT RODS	BEST BUY - NEW - SPECIAL PRICES WHEN BUYING ENGINE KITS	545.00