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Weak connecting rods {they have a nasty habit of going through the block}
The rods are fine if you stay stock or mildly mod your truck. The bottom end in these engines is good to approx. 500 HP, as stated by workers/engineers from the Windsor engine plant. I can only think of 2 instances where a stock engine has experienced rod failure.