Spool rods

[DeftAnesthetik]

Its been done ever since after market rods came on the market and i havent seen any detrimental evidence to say its a bad, it makes SFA of difference.
Having the hole in the rod actually weekens it which is why after markets rod makers dont do it.

Only some OEM do it aynway, alot of engines have nothing.

so if my goal is to try and break these with xxive horsepower then no hole will make them last longer. its easier just to leave them anyways. thanks.

[6BOOST]

Do NOT ever drill holes in an aftermarket rodd, your just asking for trouble. BEsides which, oil is sqiurted out the sides of the rod anyway, past the side clearance, and if your intending on revving the thing or making good power, side clearance should be opened up anyway, and as already mentioned, the block has oil squirters. If the rod manufacturer thought they should be there, they would be

6BOOST

[TERRA Operative]

4AGZE engine has the squirters?

[30psi 4agte]

I want to run big big boost, chase that 30psi300kw guy (no, not really)

LOL. just found this..........Bring it on !!

"Nobody stops the money train"

[jeffro ra28]

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Originally Posted by jeffro ra28
Most of these small time guys claim they are made in the USA. However majority of these cheap ebay style rods are made in china or taiwan and then finished honed and sized in Australia. They will not admit this tho.
Never the less, their qaulity is remarkable.
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While I know your not directing that at Spool, so don't take this as any defense on you, just so everybody knows, I have been dealing with Brad from spool imports as a friend and business wise since he first started doing these rods, and can stake my reputation on the fact that they are not made in china or taiwan, and are made in the USA from genuine 4340 chromoly, and that they are finished as they come ready to go, they must be some sort of reasonable qaulity company that makes them as well, as he can custom order rods for whatever he likes, I have priced getting 5 sets each of 1GGTE rods and some rods for a stroker RB engine, and they will make small batch sets like this also. Def not Asian made!!

6BOOST

Im going to be a total fucking ass and re-open a can of worms on this topic, fuck it. Im still not convinced. And, cause i can.

Now, we have been informed that these rods are made in the U.S. Most positively!!!

Consider that ANY descent rod manufacturer from the U.S charges anywhere from $2000-$3000 for a descent set of rods.
A question i ask is, how do you afford to produce a product like this, be able to sell it to the wholesaler, and then the wholesaler sell it to the consumer for such a cheap price and still make profit? My answer: get it made in china! because they work for 20cents a day. Ultimately costing fuck all to produce!
While American workers working for a massive amount more then the Asian workforce, selling a product like this genuinely made in America for this much. Now if SPOOL really did have these things made in the U.S. SPOOL would have to be selling these things for less then what they cost to make, if not then which poor 12 year old Mexican child gets paid 20 cents a day to do it?


Talk to any real parts wholesaler or someone else that actually does this shit for a living, and im sure they would agree with me.

Now im not saying the spool rods arent good qaulity. i think they are great, and since proven it for myself in a recent build of an RB25/30.

Enjoy

[TERRA Operative]

But at the end of the day, it doesn't matter where it's built, so long as it's to the required standard.
The Spool rods seem to pass or exceed all the tests from what I can find, so they seem pretty good.

I am seriously contemplating a set for my 4AGZE BTW.

[merc-blue]

Anyone know if the 4AGE spool rods are a 18 or 20mm wrist?

[70XIN]

Anyone know if the 4AGE spool rods are a 18 or 20mm wrist?

20mm champ will be getting a set soon!

[TERRA Operative]

Let us know what they're like. I'm thinking of getting a set of these too.

[DeftAnesthetik]

i just finished setting my pistons on top of a set of these. definately 20mm. very nice and stout, im sure they will handle a sh1tl0ad of power.

[The Real Roadrunner]

Consider that ANY descent rod manufacturer from the U.S charges anywhere from $2000-$3000 for a descent set of rods.
Now if SPOOL really did have these things made in the U.S. SPOOL would have to be selling these things for less then what they cost to make

or maybe all the other decent rod manufacturers are way overpriced and have massive profit margins on there goods.

do you think a pr of NIKEs or adidas shoes are worth as much as they sell for? hell no, your paying for a name.

cheers
linden

[jeffro ra28]

yeah and how much better are a set of nikes compared to a pair of "payless shoes"..... lol

So is that why the soles fall of my payless shoes after 2 weeks? My nikes are still going strong after 6 months.

[AE35]

I haven't read this complete thread, post for post, but....

Just to throw more fuel on the fire about products made in China, I used to work for a company called DAIR Industries assembling the park brakes for the VE Commodore.

Guess what?

Casting's were made in China BUT they have to meet the industry standard in order to pass otherwise the company gets their arse handed to them for creating a product that may break/malfunction and cause an accident.

They were solid with no faults at all.

I believe these SPOOL rods will HAVE to meet an industry standard otherwise people will sue their arse for having a rod that will punch a hole straight out the side of the block through normal use resulting in an awesome boat anchor sitting in the engine bay.

My 2c...

[jeffro ra28]

No warranty on race parts. Thats the industry standard.

EDIT: On just about every performance part box, there is a little statement saying "we accept no liability" " or racing use only" or " no warranty"
Or somthing along those lines,if not all the above.

[oldcorollas]

but.. nike shoes are made in china
so even if they are going strong.. they are still made in china or wherever..

i see your point Jeffro, but many high quality products also come from china.
the main issues are: getting them to use quality raw materials, and getting them to adhere to high quality standards.

part of problem with rods is it is not easy to check continuous quality. sure you can x-ray each one for pores or whatever, and check hardness, but what else can you do?

i used to work at a factory in Aus that made brake parts for japan.... EVERYONE at the plant bitched and complained about the quality levels and testing required for japanese parts, and most of the parts (diff housing, brakes etc) that went into aussie cars (commodore, falcon and magna) would have failed the quality levels for japan (sumitomo).. and the american standard for corvette brakes was even lower than the standard for Aus parts...

err.. "standard" meaning spec...

some factories in china have facilities to make world class parts, and do.
some factories in US have world class facilities.... and make shit products