03-04-2017, 10:14 PM
The rod second from the left still has the complete needle bearing in the small end. The others have the outer races removed and you see the needle bearing laying by the rods. You will understand all this when the next 3 parts are released in the next few days. At this point you only need to pay attention to the big end and the poor early engine forgings. The special rod bolts are available from USMP (performance upgrades), Bonbright, Cat Cart and probably Dave Fillman. All the new engines come with the good rod but have the poor quality serrated head rod bolts that need to be changed out.