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JDub
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 Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 11:56 am Post subject: Connecting rod brand? |
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I have a new set of rods that have no markings or part numbers that would suggest a brand name. They do have arp style bolts with the name “scat” stamped on the top of the head of the bolt.
I have done some searching of different brands of rods to try to find one that looks like mine. So far they look just like Scat’s I-beams w/ arp bolts .
Any suggestions on how to identify these rods?
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earthquake
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 12:17 pm Post subject: Re: Connecting rod brand? |
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A picture would go a long way toward ID-ing them.
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JDub
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: Connecting rod brand? |
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I was just working on that. Here is one pic.
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modok
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 5:28 pm Post subject: Re: Connecting rod brand? |
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They are either scat rods
or chinese imitations of scat rods that happen to have scat bolts, which, could happen. |
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JDub
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 5:50 pm Post subject: Re: Connecting rod brand? |
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| If they are scat imitations would they still be good to use? I was thinking of using them in my stroker build for my’63 bug. It will be mostly all street driven. |
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slalombuggy
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| Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 7:51 pm Post subject: Re: Connecting rod brand? |
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| If they are scat imitations would they still be good to use? I was thinking of using them in my stroker build for my’63 bug. It will be mostly all street driven. |
Wont know till you measure them |
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txoval
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:04 am Post subject: Re: Connecting rod brand? |
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| Scat rods I have had in the past said Scat in the I-beam web and included the length, example SCAT5394 |
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Dauz
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:33 am Post subject: Re: Connecting rod brand? |
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If they're the correct length, why not use them? Even stock german connecting rods are strong as hell and I wouldn't overlook them for a super spirited street driven motor. My 2180 had stock I-beams and I drove the hell out of that 155hp motor. When it was refreshed, I ordered rebuilt rods from Rimco and used those.
BTW, is Rimco known as FAT now? In Santa Fe Springs? I did not know this until just now.. |
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Busstom
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| Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:28 pm Post subject: Re: Connecting rod brand? |
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| Ron and Greg retired and sold it to Rimco about 3 or 4 years ago. The great fear was that the FAT legacy would go down the drain with Rimco running things (Rimco have had their share of consumer complaints). I haven't bought any FAT parts since that deal, but I've NEVER used any Rimco services, so I can't comment either way on the outcome. There's a thread around here about it. |
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