Yeah, Carrillo and Crower make rods for it. I don't know, but heard there were clearance issues with the crower rods. Maybe need to check first if that's your plan. I'm sure you'll want the rotating assembly balanced if you do rods, as they're significantly larger than stock. I haven't weighed stock vs. built, but imagine there's enough weight difference to really throw things off. We (Elite) offer HD valvetrain & studs of course. If your buddy calls, he can get a bit more info on up coming parts which aren't too far off from production. There's not much else available yet, but there's a bunch of stuff we're working on now. He also might consider ceramic coating pistons, and doing gapless rings if he's trying to do the most possible as of now.