[Walt Fricke]

Raceware says they are reuseable, if the relaxed length is still within a specified amount of the original length. Based on this I have reused them on my 2.7 race motor where they met this spec, with no issues. This engine saw (and occasionally sees) 8,000 rpm, though I took to shifting at 7,600 based on gearing and torque curve.

This is a sample of one, you understand. I've had to undo rod bolts a couple of times, mostly due to an engine explosion unrelated to bolt failure, but such things are hard on everything, and cause the unfastening of things which might have gone on a long time as they were. And I was not able to purchase just a couple of new bolts, when most still measured OK.

When first I bought Raceware bolts - 1995 or so - ARP didn't make these, as I recall, so I wasn't faced with a choice.

The Pauters I now have on my shelf came with ARPs. I'm not going to change that.

Walt