Titanium connecting rods for sbm 416

Erik Andersen said

I stopped at the engine builders today and he thinks I should be able to do what I want with solid lifter cam, no need for a roller. He is building 3 engines right now comparable to what I told him what I was looking for. He is going to give me a parts list and dyno numbers from them and see if it feasible for my build. Seems like people get pretty worked up over the idea of Ti connecting rods for a street application. Didn't mean to upset anyone. Just looking for ideas for my build for my gts!

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I'm not worked up. Just trying to help someone from spending a bunch of money they don't need to. I've use Ti rods. They are a giant PITA. Ti doesn't like to rub against itself. It's not real happy rubbing anything. Ti isn't fun to machine either. While lighter than steel and stronger than aluminum, Ti has its own personality. I know Bill Miller claims you can use his aluminum rods on the street for tens of thousands of miles, trouble free. I've only used aluminum rods in my drag stuff. I'm old enough now I don't want to spin the guts out of it (unless you think 7200 spinning it up...I don't) so I'm just running steel rods.

Again, I haven't seen what heads, intake and block you are using. I'm still a big fan of SFT cams, but to get one to make power over 8000 is asking a bunch from it.