Yes it does. The billet I beams are an even stronger rod, but are probably overkill for most engine builds unless you're planning on going way north of 1,000rwhp.
For the price the frpp seems to be the best bang for the buck.
the Manley H ase Chinese forgings machined in the U.S. i wonder if they use Chinese billet as well? Oliver uses American E4340 billet.
this is a 1st I heard of that. Is there proof of that. An why do you hate manley? Have you had a failed engine with manley parts? Just trying to get an idea. Because the guys I've read about getting the frpp short block seem to have really good luck with them.