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i would like some opinions on using aluminum rods in a motor that will be in a daily driven mustang. i would like to build a 351w with a kennybell whipple supercharger as a long term goal and i always wanted to use aluminum rods for a engine build that would be daily driven, but i was always detered for various reasons.
what do you think?
thanks in advance
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1995 Mustang GT, 5.0 V8, T5 transmission.
*currently under restoration*
my Drill instructor always told me....your either gonna be smart or your gonna be strong....which is it gonna be???
you can, but why? i built a 468 for a customer many moons ago and he insisted on aluminum rods. i guess it worked ok. only put a few thousand miles on it and probably less than 50 passes, then he sold it. never had any issues. but as i asked, why. the biggest problem with aluminum rods is their life span/streching.
To add, there is a crap-ton of debate over whether the I beam is better than the H beam or vise-versa. Whether they are made in the US or abroad, the thickness/weight of the material, type of material and so on. Both are great depending on certain applications. God bless ambiguity.
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1990 GT (Sorta fast9050) 306, AFR 165s, cold air induction, 73mm C&L MAF, 70mm TB, Cobra Lower, Kenne Bell 2.1L Blowzilla and standard inlet w/10lb pulley, 30lb injectors, 1.7 roller rockers, E cam, BBK short tubes, Summit off road pipe, Flowmasters, 3.27 rear, panhard bar, Cobra brakes, subframe connectors
To add, there is a crap-ton of debate over whether the I beam is better than the H beam or vise-versa.
Probably because both are equally as good and neither has a decisive advantage.
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Originally Posted by PANTYEATR
i would like some opinions on using aluminum rods in a motor that will be in a daily driven mustang. i would like to build a 351w with a kennybell whipple supercharger as a long term goal and i always wanted to use aluminum rods for a engine build that would be daily driven, but i was always detered for various reasons.
Aluminum rods are only good for engines in cars that are going to make short passes down the strip. They're not suitable for daily driven cars and if you're going to add forced induction, there's only one way to go and that's with forged steel rods.
Aluminum rods in a daily driver 
