Conn. Rod Strength
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Originally posted by ItsSoDookie
if you plan on staying around the 300hp mark, stock rods are fine, get them shotpeened/polished and balanced if you are on a budget and cant afford forged ones
the pistons is what you have to worry about, i think its weakest point on the bottom end of our engines
if you plan on staying around the 300hp mark, stock rods are fine, get them shotpeened/polished and balanced if you are on a budget and cant afford forged ones
the pistons is what you have to worry about, i think its weakest point on the bottom end of our engines
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Originally posted by Vapor
it's cylinder pressure spikes (aka detonation) that blows the ring lands of the pistons out, not heat.
it's cylinder pressure spikes (aka detonation) that blows the ring lands of the pistons out, not heat.
is it that big of a fctor in low pressure setups ? everything ive ever read is that heat at that high of a cr kills piston strength ? i never thought of the rings coming apart, only under high psi have i ever seen that ? See thats hwy your da man.
