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Originally Posted by fred cook View Post
It seems that the only difference in the 2.7 and 3.0 SC rods is the thickness of the large end. The 2.7 rods are a bit over 23mm thick (side to side) and the SC rods are in the 21.7-21.8mm range. The rods that I have measure 21.76mm so the should be perfect in an SC based engine. The small end is bushed and honed for a 22mm piston pin and the overall length is the same for both models. The rods that I have weigh in at:
1 702 grams
2 702 grams
3 702 grams
4 703 grams
5 704 grams
6 702 grams

The factory delta for a rod set is a max of 9 grams so these should be fine. All they need now is a new set of rod bolts and nuts.
Strangely enough, I've just weighed my 965 rods (930 part numbered, though) for my rebuild...without bolts, nuts and shells, they're a fair bit lighter than the ones you describe above ---> Spencers rod weights

Small ends now bushed for a 22mm pin, and have been checked for centre-centre dimensions and ovality (although I don't believe any correction work was needed)

....not being confrontational, just a casual observation....it's been tonights activity plugging the numbers into Excel to get the combinations to balance.

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