113581, RE: Long rod engine.. aka RPM screamer.. Posted by WheatKing, Dec-31-69 06:00 PM
>I've thought of this idea before... i like it... No reason to >believe that this would be any more expensive than your normal >hi performance rebuild. Do you think your average billet rods >would hold up or would you maybe want to spring for titanium >conrods to hold up better at high rpms,(at about 2-3k per set >of 4)? Some Huge cams... or turbo powah...... I wish my wallet >was as big as my to do list.
You'd want the smallest, lightest, ti rods you could get.. AL might work too.. the less mass the better when your whipping the pistons around at 12K rpm..
-- WheatKing
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