Originally Posted by
houston
nova puts whatever they have at the time in , the latest is 14 and man is it beefy !! it is stemming from the onroad world where the rod is the weakest link , not necessary for offroad but will not really hurt engines performance , although it does multiply the reciprocating mass of piston/sleeve/wristpin and clips , the team piston is already heavier sooooo
i still get engines with the 11 rod in them , still a great rod
i have only seen 3 R7 rods out of thousands break and they have all been at the lower bushing area
you will not "get shorted" if you have any R7 rod in your engine bro , trust me
No worries on getting shorted by nova, just curious of these minor changes every now and than. Im still at the early stages of even getting familiar with all the internals. That just happened to be something my buddy has not seen yet is this "newer" rod if you will. But definently is beefy.