yes, they ARE solid. i had 1 break on me while i was tryig to straiten it out to get it out of the head. i never seen a solid rod before. if anyone wants to actally see for themself, let me know, i got pics. are the 287 heads the same as the 327 heads? i MIGHT be able to get a 327 bottom end. does anyone have a 4 bbl intake they would be interested in selling? i REALLY want one. dave stohler http://picasaweb.google.com/das24rules __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list