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Old 05-26-2022, 06:34 PM   #11
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Default Re: 8BA rods

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Originally Posted by Bored&Stroked View Post
Yes and in modern race engines there are frequently special oil galleys and 'squirters' that are in place in the block to spray the oil where it needs to go . . . it isn't coming from the rods in most cases.
All very true but in the case of flathead Fords we have found that a couple of squirt notches on the rod face do extremely well rather than a hole as in stock rod. A hole could be a good place for a stress riser also.
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