Just a note on the LeMans rods. They were the be-all and end-all of rods back in the sixties, but metallurgy has far surpassed them today. When I had Southern Automotive rebuild my engine, I delivered it to him with a set of LeMans rods. One had spun on the crank bearing and all would have had to be resized, so Bill advised me
strongly to change to modern rods for strength and reliability. Remember, these are 35 year old engines and parts we're playing around with. Many things have changed for the better since then. In fact, Bill uses late-model Chevy 454 hi-po rods in most of his stroker motors nowadays. (I know, blasphemy, but they work.) My 0.02 worth.
