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Jan 21, 2010 | 11:49 AM

2armor

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Racer

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Connecting Rod question

Can anyone confirm that the stock GM 1976 L82 350SBC connecting rods are forged? I know the crank is..

http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/l82-...rods-5998.html

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Jan 21, 2010 | 12:07 PM

63mako

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Yes. They are also heat treated, shot peened and magnafluxed. The L82 also had forged flat top pistons and a forged crank. All they need to be a real HP motor are some good 64 CC heads and a better cam.

Jan 21, 2010 | 12:16 PM

Rotonda

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I believe that all mid 70's Corvettes, whether L82 or L48, were built with Chevy's pink rods. These were all forged

Jan 21, 2010 | 12:23 PM

2armor

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Racer

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Thanks for the confirmation guys!!

So I'll presume an occasional 100 shot of NOS isn't an issue then (rod wise).

Rods were the only thing I was concerned with.

Jan 21, 2010 | 12:26 PM

BB72

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I don't think they were all pink rods. I would polish the beams, add strong rod bolts and resize the big end. That should be more than enough. Balanced of course.