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Engine Help => Briggs Flathead => Topic started by: benfield_boy on April 28, 2009, 07:09:22 am

Title: Witch one is lighter?
Post by: benfield_boy on April 28, 2009, 07:09:22 am

  Witch rod is lighter, the ARC billet rod or the stock OHV rod?

Title: Re: Witch one is lighter?
Post by: tgames64 on April 28, 2009, 07:58:15 am

I don't think there is a huge difference in the actual weight but the strength of that Billet rod is very important!

Title: Re: Witch one is lighter?
Post by: Hitch on April 28, 2009, 10:23:49 pm

Don't worry about weight,the ARC rod is good insurance. :doh:

Title: Re: Witch one is lighter?
Post by: benfield_boy on April 28, 2009, 11:20:03 pm

 The reason I ask is this will be a low level engine not turning many rpms.

Title: Re: Witch one is lighter?
Post by: bountyhunter on April 29, 2009, 07:46:36 am

They should be very close ta keep everything balanced! Ive got a new ohv rod sitting here! just buy me a ARC rod and Ill weigh them for ya!and tell ya what they weigh LOL

Title: Re: Witch one is lighter?
Post by: George Herrin on April 29, 2009, 08:12:25 am

The ARC rod is prolly a tad heavier the piston is lighter than stock. I never weighed them well I did when setting up a deal to balance a crank BUT I never weighed the stock rods.

Title: Re: Witch one is lighter?
Post by: Rooster on April 29, 2009, 02:02:07 pm

Quote from: bountyhunter on April 29, 2009, 07:46:36 am

They should be very close ta keep everything balanced! Ive got a new ohv rod sitting here! just buy me a ARC rod and Ill weigh them for ya!and tell ya what they weigh LOL

I'll double his offer, Buy me two and get twice the data!

Title: Re: Witch one is lighter?
Post by: bountyhunter on April 29, 2009, 02:06:55 pm

Ya Rooster we could compare scales that way!! or we could exchange and see how good the quality controlle is at ARC LOL