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Old 04-05-2018, 09:44 PM
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Do Gen IV rods have any kind of casting number or marking on them?

I found these but they do not have any castings or markings besides some laser etched or inked numbers. You can see it in the first picture.

Can anyone identify these?

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Those are GEN 4 rods.

Here is a side by side of the much smaller GEN 3's.

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Thanks man, I appreciate the quick response.

So, they do not have any casting numbers or markings on them?
Did they ever have any casting marks?
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Originally Posted by Tig
Thanks man, I appreciate the quick response.

So, they do not have any casting numbers or markings on them?
Did they ever have any casting marks?
Some do and some don't. I could not tell you why that is though.
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The quick answer is the strong rods are square on both sides.
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GEN 4 rods will also have the brass bushing in the little end for the floating pin
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Originally Posted by 1FastBrick
Some do and some don't. I could not tell you why that is though.
Gotcha

Originally Posted by Vortec350ss
The quick answer is the strong rods are square on both sides.
Originally Posted by MrHorsepowerLSx
GEN 4 rods will also have the brass bushing in the little end for the floating pin
Thanks for the info guys, I appreciate it.
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