apollard
Active Member
OK, so I'm building a roller block 302. I have the block, and a 28 oz crank to go with my '68 flexplate and damper. I have the rods from the '97 5.0. The book I have states all 302/5.0 rods are interchangable, but now my machinist says no, it'll be imbalanced. This is a driver, low rpm stock type engine, so I was not planning to rebalance. A search turns up conflicting information. So, I turn to the knowledge of the board - can I use 50 oz 5.0 rods on a 28 oz crank or are they different weights?