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found this intresting, while I have my engine pulled down to compare the rod's between the rb20 and rb26 since I've heard the rb26 rods are good for 650 hp stock what are the rb20 rods good for ????? .I've seen comparisons between the rb25 and 26 rods big differance there but to my surprise not a great deal in the rb20 apart from the big end and length but you decide check the pic's

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these are just 2 differant views of rods rb20 rod on the bottom and on the left

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these with the rb20 rod on top

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these rb26 rod on top

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side view

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the small one forged arias out my rb20, 78.5mm the second large one 87mm arias forged for rb25 the pin height is the same ring lans line up to there was just no way to get a piccy that showed this properly they were the best out of about 50 pic's i took trying to show the simialarities and size though now im debating weither to throw in the rb25 crank when i finish rebuilding my rb20 damn delema's

cheers Peter

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