I'm starting to gather up parts to boost up the motor and need to know if the stock rods could handle up to 300whp. I would upgrade the rods but unfurtunately I need to have a shop do the install so I need to cut some corners. I know that I should have the rods replaced since i'm already there. Not looking to boost crazy power but enough to keep people at bay, lol. Plus I need to spend it on an engine management system, prob the PRS. Later .

 

They should hold at least 350. Replace the bolts with ARP's and cryotreat or shotpeen them if you can.

 

Me agree with Jon on everything. Rods should be fine for 300whp.

 

rods should hold 300whp.

I am at 250whp 290WTQ and beat on the car everyday. Run it on the track on the weekends. I am using tigerlly cast pistons and on the good tune the engine is showing no signs of disliking it. Compression is great.

The car will make 300WHP when i switch to external wastegate and i am not worried about the rods.

Stock rods fing02.gif

 

Gary, what times are you getting with your current setup?

 

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its comforting knowing that our rods are that strong

the spec v guys have problems after like 250hp (ive seen 3 or 4 bent rods)

 

250HP?

I have 2 friends with turbo spec v's one is at 298WHP other is at 268WHP both are on stock internals. With a good tune you will be suprized what stock motors can support.

 

LOL, I had forgotten where I had my own post. lol. That's good news, alike that I could save $800 on just that alone. With that I could get the PRS. So i'm looking at about $3000 with a head job, what do you guys think? I know that stock internals would hold out with quite a bit of power but eventually the rings will give, like me. I've been riding around for a year and seven months (about 15000 miles) again, I have a heavy foot. fing02.gif

 

Pauter rods are $725 direct from them.

 

725 for the rods. WOW expensive.

I say go with weisco or tigerlly pistons, use the stock rods, get a head job, buy the prs and run 270-300 WHP daily. fing02.gif

Wait thats what I will be doing when i get my head ported/polished. Well using the e6x instead of the prs. But whatever. Standalone is the only way to go fing02.gif