Moper, my rods "preped"did'nt cost anywhere near what you printed,and SIRs "new"in the box are less then re-doing a set of 30 years old ones..you use what you like i'll do the same,but you seem to always have negetive comments about the SIRs being no good,my engine is living proof your wrong,i must be the ONLY guy who has'nt had any issues with them huh??..then again my motor was built by guys who actually know what their doing,not by some who have'nt got a "clue"...