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Bug53
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I have chromoly rods now cut to length.
As expected they are a bit noisy.
I have entertained and discussed Dan Ruddock’s pushrods but we don’t know yet if they will clear JayCee tubes with Scat 1:4’s.
I have his single bee hive springs so there isn’t a heavy spring load.
Have any of you used other aluminum extra strength rods such as what CB sells?
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Dan Ruddock
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 1:16 pm Post subject: Re: Pushrod recommendations. |
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| Bug53 wrote: |
I have chromoly rods now cut to length.
As expected they are a bit noisy.
I have entertained and discussed Dan Ruddock’s pushrods but we don’t know yet if they will clear JayCee tubes with Scat 1:4’s.
I have his single bee hive springs so there isn’t a heavy spring load.
Have any of you used other aluminum extra strength rods such as what CB sells? |
Glen I just secured a batch of 1.3 and 1.4 rockers rocker arms, I will get them in a few days to test your same combo for my customers engine I am now working on. I will have them hopefully by Tuesday. There are no 7/16" aluminum pushrods on the CB site. I would not call any of the CB aluminum tubes as extra strength. There is no substitute for a bigger tube. Dan |
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txoval
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 5:16 pm Post subject: Re: Pushrod recommendations. |
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Dan’s are great and in the last engine I built
Another option is Tabari’s (bugguy1967) tapered pushrods |
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Bug53
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 6:53 pm Post subject: Re: Pushrod recommendations. |
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Dan’s are great and in the last engine I built
Another option is Tabari’s (bugguy1967) tapered pushrods |
I have to agree that Dan has the knowledge and sells quality products.
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bugguy1967
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2023 9:56 pm Post subject: Re: Pushrod recommendations. |
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Bus boy 89
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 5:54 am Post subject: Re: Pushrod recommendations. |
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| I’ve got aircooled.net dual taper aluminium rods in my 2276 nitrous motor but sadly ACN have ceased trading. My next choice would be JPM. |
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Bug53
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 11:01 am Post subject: Re: Pushrod recommendations. |
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| I’ve got aircooled.net dual taper aluminium rods in my 2276 nitrous motor but sadly ACN have ceased trading. My next choice would be JPM. |
ACN was always highly recommended but the three or four times I ordered from them I would wait two or three weeks and never get a shipping confirmation even on basic stuff.
I always ended up sending emails to cancel orders and moved on. I think thru COVID they had some serious staffing problems.
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jeffrey8164 
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 1:22 pm Post subject: Re: Pushrod recommendations. |
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I was under the impression that the tapered pushrods ACN sold were the same ones that CB sells. 
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Bus boy 89
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 2:21 pm Post subject: Re: Pushrod recommendations. |
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| jeffrey8164 wrote: |
| I was under the impression that the tapered pushrods ACN sold were the same ones that CB sells. |
No the ACN sets are much more beefy |
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Bus boy 89
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: Pushrod recommendations. |
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| Bus boy 89 wrote: |
| I’ve got aircooled.net dual taper aluminium rods in my 2276 nitrous motor but sadly ACN have ceased trading. My next choice would be JPM. |
ACN was always highly recommended but the three or four times I ordered from them I would wait two or three weeks and never get a shipping confirmation even on basic stuff.
I always ended up sending emails to cancel orders and moved on. I think thru COVID they had some serious staffing problems. |
Can’t say I’d ever had that (not saying it never happened) only think for me was being in the U.K. I had to get my family members in Utah to order stuff and send it to me as ACN wouldn’t post to europe. Covid was a bad time, ruined lots of people’s lives and business’s ☹️ |
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jeffrey8164
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 2:31 pm Post subject: Re: Pushrod recommendations. |
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Well, where did the people making those go?
I doubt ACN was making them in house.
I bought a set of those from them, among many other things and I too was frustrated with their website not showing if things were in stock as well as the long shipping times.
I just wish they would either crank back up or sell their book of business and let someone else continue on.
But now I rant.
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txoval
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 6:26 pm Post subject: Re: Pushrod recommendations. |
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| Contact Tabari…one of the best out there in my book |
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modok
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 10:01 pm Post subject: Re: Pushrod recommendations. |
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| ACN pushrods were supplied by Smith Brothers |
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74 Thing
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| Posted: Tue May 30, 2023 12:17 am Post subject: Re: Pushrod recommendations. |
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Yes, ACN pushrods were Smith Brothers.
They will make you a set cut to length.
pushrods.net give them a call |
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