Originally Posted by qtiger
Honestly, I'd be tempted to wait on a rebuild until you could afford rods. With the redone top end, rods are going to be your only weak point rev-wise.
i hardly think the rods will be your main concern with the rev limit. the head, especially a SOHC head is going to have trouble getting the job done. you will probably pop a spring before 8000, maybe lower.
~boom