I had my 7.3L rebuilt and we put in a set of Forged Rods to replace the OEM PMR's (powder metal rods) The rods we bought were Forged and I got em from
Diesel Innovations
They are 7.3L OEM forged rods But i believe that they came from the older 7.3L , I think 98' or under ?? Check with the guys at the above site they will know 4 sure.
The forged OEM 7.3L Rods are also bein' manu'ed by Crower but I think they go for 2k
Good Luck, If I am wrong the guys who are techs on this site will correct me , but the guy's at diesel innovations will know also....