For those looking for cheaper rods solutions

[10thcb7]

some people have ran boost on stock bottom ends upwards of 13 ish psi. Will the rods hold the stress level of say 330WHP?

*edit* stock rods strength vs cryo treated

[wed3k]

some people have ran boost on stock bottom ends upwards of 13 ish psi. Will the rods hold the stress level of say 330WHP?

i wouldnt trust those at anything over 200hp.

whjy risk an engine catastrophe for 300 bucks?

[10thcb7]

as far as i've read on this forum; these rods arnt weak and the pistons will crack before a piston will. I know for a fact by other forums that the smaller CC' B18A rods can handle 300 HP in a D16. I'd still like opinions though.

[InvaderTrax]

Just a tip, but whenever you install ARP rod bolts in stock rods, you have to get the big end trued

[wed3k]

as far as i've read on this forum; these rods arnt weak and the pistons will crack before a piston will. I know for a fact by other forums that the smaller CC' B18A rods can handle 300 HP in a D16. I'd still like opinions though.

what i like to say is, "Better you and not me..."

so you can go ahead and try those stock rods on a 300hp setup. whether it is a stock motor or a 1000hp motor, any motor will benefit from a ligher rotating assmbly anyways.

[koolkoreanked]

Whats the hp number matter when its the tq that breaks the parts?

[wed3k]

Whats the hp number matter when its the tq that breaks the parts?

from wwhat i understand, horsepower is a more common system to use in regards to judging how strong a rod will hold up.

[koolkoreanked]

from wwhat i understand, horsepower is a more common system to use in regards to judging how strong a rod will hold up.

Thats maybe true but why would that be if you can still break a rod from making too much tq? For instance 300 hp at 1000 rpms is not the same thing as 300 hp at 8200 rpms. It maybe the same hp number but the amount of tq need to make 300 hp at 1000 rpms 1575.6 ft lbs tq. Where as to make 300 hp at 8200 rpms it takes only 192.15 ft lbs tq. Now someone correct me if I'm wrong but that rod if not the whole motor is still going to break/bend from making toooo much tq. Much the same I've seen more small turbo setups on cars blow up that big setups on stock motors. Small turbos spool too fast in some cases and bend rods. And like I said if I'm wrong let me know cause I'm still learning.