View Poll Results: Length matters
5.7"
2
10.53%
6.0"
12
63.16%
longer than 6.0
5
26.32%
shorter than 5.7
0
0%
Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll
Longer is better Rod length?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 2,951
Likes: 3
From: Mount Vernon OH
400 small block chevy engines were never designed for building horsepower. 400 small block chevy engines were designed and built specifically for torque and consider what type and what weight vehicles they came in and you will see where I am coming from. Most were larger, heavier cars and trucks that needed extra low end grunt. In my opinion the 400 chevy engines never came with a cylinder head or camshaft that was ideal for moderate to higher rpm horsepower.
My 406 is a 6 inch rod engine and sees 8,000 rpm regularly and it is super smooth (internally balanced doesn't hurt either).
My 406 is a 6 inch rod engine and sees 8,000 rpm regularly and it is super smooth (internally balanced doesn't hurt either).
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,328
Likes: 14
From: Stafford Connecticut
Hey tj this is Steve your talking about my engine build. I am going to send you the Hot Rod article today my brother inlaw says he will scan it for you and I can email it to you .STEVE
Large Impressive Member
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
I see we have a general consensus forming here on the issue of rod length, just as we've formerly achieved on header primary tube size, TB size, etc., etc. ad nauseum...
Hey, if we all did it the same way, it'd be boring around here now wouldn't it? 
