I was driving up the mountain I live on... Not getting on it, nothing excessive... I braked to go around a hairpin, went around it, proceeded to give it gas and POW!!!! Good bye motor #2. My first motor, the original, threw #1 rod (as did motor #2) but #1 did not throw it through the block. It just dropped the remaining part of the arm and it locked up on the crank. Do I swear by L36 rods..... NO To each their own, I'll take my chances on the L26 PM rods... If I blow the L26, I'll go LS... LOL