Which year LT1 had PINK RODS
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My B4C was built in november of 93 so im guessing its got Pinks. So which is better Pinks with if im not mistaken are just shot peened stock forged rods, or Powderd Metal rods? Im getting ready to go threw my 95 LT1 and im just wandering if i would be better off yanking the 94 LT1 out of my B4C. Thanks alot.
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Camaro_Guru16NY why were they pink to begin with, out of curiosity?
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From the "Rebuilding the LT1" article....
The two cases I have seen of PM rod failure were both at about the 600HP level.
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350 - The original LT1 came with regular forged 350 rods, that were shot peened for localized hardness under the head of the bolt and nut. Powdered metal rods were phased in for the Corvette around 1994 and used in all of the LT1 engines by 1995. GM made the change because the powdered metal rods were cheaper to make and were much stronger than the GM high performance "pink" rods. In fact, they are supposed to be good for up to 450 hp. They are machined at the parting line so they can be reconditioned.
350 - The original LT1 came with regular forged 350 rods, that were shot peened for localized hardness under the head of the bolt and nut. Powdered metal rods were phased in for the Corvette around 1994 and used in all of the LT1 engines by 1995. GM made the change because the powdered metal rods were cheaper to make and were much stronger than the GM high performance "pink" rods. In fact, they are supposed to be good for up to 450 hp. They are machined at the parting line so they can be reconditioned.
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The newer rods are much better than the 92-93 rods. take a look at the early LT1 rods, they were pink only in name, I have a set of pink rods , which are basicly a regular set that are magged and bead blasted, and they are much meatier than my 93s stock rods were, heck the rods out of my 79 350 block were beefier than the 93s , the shafts were NOTICEABLY thinner ,I mean like a good 1/8 th an inch!!!!
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