Help Identifying rods

[TimF]

I recently purchased some rods for a very cheap price but the seller had little information about them. He told me they came out of a 6 bolt block, and have not been used and he is going a different rout with the build and had no use for them. I know they are I beam and are thicker than stock 6 bolt rods ( in pictures) I have yet to measure them and I am stopping by a machine shop to see if I can get them weighed. they have no marking or stamps and I want to try and figure out what they may be and how much hp they may handle

 

[bastarddsm]

Man I think those are Howards rods. Those are some of the best!

 

[SrKegler]

They're awful short if he's comparing them to 1g rods in the picture #4.

 

[bastarddsm]

oh jeeze I didn't even notice that ...that's odd. Must not be a 4g rod...

 

[94awdcoupe]

those are great rods made by howard sold through MAP. they indeed look like they are too short to be dsm rods. shame

 

[babyviper]

Measure the and let me know what you get
http://www.ehow.com/how_7447171_measure-connecting-rod-length.html

 

[TimF]

The 1g rods are one the pistons still which pushed them up at angle I think making them apear to be different lengths. Holding them up visually they seem identical in length but I will actually measure them whem I got time. I stopped my a machine shop on my way to work and he said he did not have a way to weigh them but using my scale at work the came to 1.45 lbs which equals 657 grams (bolts included) seemed kind of heavy. I don't know if the scale is off on weight but they are all measureing 1.45. I am leaning towards corrillo A beams also

 

[TimF]

Rod length 150 mm (center of big bore to center of wrist pin,
wrist pin 22mm
big bore 48mm
655 gram a rod
read about those Howard rods it's seems pretty spot on I will contact map performance and see if they can verify

 

[94awdcoupe]

whats nice about the rods is the strength of bolts. they used 7/16 were everyone else uses 3/8. higher strength than 3/8 l19 without the cost.

 

[TimF]

Confirmed by map they are their rods. Thanks for steering me in the right direction guys. I am excited I got a deal on them