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Sport Rods Features

  • Certified 4340 Aircraft Quality Steel

  • Fully Stroker Clearanced

  • Critical Heat- Treating and Shot Peening Process

  • Ampco Bronze Bushing

  • Precision Bearing Cap Alignment

  • ARP Capscrews

4340 Forged Sport Rods

 
All Howards Sport Rods use American 4340 aircraft quality steel forgings, bronze bushings, ARP 2000 capscrews and rod cap aligment sleeves.  All are stroker clearanced.  Special heat-treating and shot peening processes are used.

 

Forged Sport Rods

Our experience on the race track, combined with our racing customers, has allowed us to keep the lead in manufacturing the best rods in America.

 

H.R.C. Sport Rods

 

SP5700...Chev. SB 5.7" Lrg Journal (638g approx.)
SP5700S...Chev. SB 5.7" Sml Journal (659g approx.)
SP6000...Chev SB 6.0" Lrg Journal (651g approx.)

 

4340 Forged Ultra Lite & Extream Lite Rods

When even the smallest weight reduction is critical in the rods you need.  Howards Racing delivers.  We also go the extra mile in adding strength and reliablity through our exclusive heat-treating process.  

 

Ultra Lite Rods

American Made aircraft 4340 certified material.  They are shot peened and featured special heat-treating.  Other features include stroker clearance, rod cap aligment sleeves, bronze bushings and 3/8" ARP 2000 capscrews.  up to 500 hp.

Ultra Lite Rods

UL5700...Chev. SB 5.7" Lrg Journal (522g approx.)
UL6000...Chev. SB 6.0" Lrg Journal (514g approx.)
UL6000S...Chev. SB 6.0" Sml Journal (553g approx.)

Lites Features

  • Fully CNC Machined

  • American Made

  • Stroker Clearanced

  • 4340 Certified Steel

  • Ampco Bronze Bushings

  • Rod Cap Alignment Sleeves

  • Special Heat-Treating Process for Additional Strenght

   
 

With all the features of Sport Rods, HRC Sport Lite Rods are even lighter and ideal for applications up to 550HP.  The beam area is also fully CNC profiled.

Designed for applications up to 500hp, where weight savings are a must.  Quicker revving more horsepower gain.

 
 

Sport Light Rods

Xtreme Lite Rods  
 
  • Bronze Bushed

  • ARP 2000 3/8" capscrew bolts

  • Special heat-treating

  • Stroker Clearance

  • Shot peened rod cap alignment dowels

  • 550 HP Range

Maximum CNC machining for the lightest forged steel rod available. Special heat-treating for strength and reliability.  Bronze bushed, rod cap alignment sleeves.  Features state-of-the-art MSA aerospace 5/16” capscrews, which have better strength than 220,000 psi 3/8” capscrews. American Made!

 

H.R.C. Sport Lite Rods

Xtreme Lite Rods

SL5700...Chev. SB 5.7" Large Journal (535g approx.)
SL5700S...Chev. SB 5.7" Small Journal (557g approx.)
SL6000...Chev. SB 6.0" Large Journal (569g approx.)
SL6000S...Chev. SB 6.0" Small Journal (608g approx.)

 

 
XL6000...Chev. SB 6.0" Large Journal, Bushed(498g approx.)

 

 

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