i have a boosted tc, complete stock motor from top to bottom, my current turbo setup is making 269whp and 255ftlbtq,

im going to install bc valve springs, rets and stems for obvious reasons,
im also going to install arp headstuds as well as a new oem headgasket.

so my question is does anyone know the hp max on the connecting rods?, its hard to find some1 that has a blown tc motor due to rod or bearing failure.

i know some1 who says they have made 360whp safely on the stock block and ran it for a year, but i would like to find some1 who has maxed out there block and find out what those numbers are thanks.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHyRuUh-KBw

362 whp
345 Ft LB TQ

Rod snapped in half!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KBjqNRyySE

For aftermath!

 

WOW, holly f__k

 

so would u say 360whp is def pushing it???

 

id say 320-330 to be safe mike was 360 but he can tune his own car so he knew what he was doing

 

All depends on your tune. I say not to pass 350 to be safe.

 

dang i was lucky then

 

after watchin the posted video and rest of the teardown, no longer will i buy parts from elevation HAHAHAHAHA JK!

 

Haha, those rods man! Those were perfect for a NA build!

And the crank, PHHEWW it just need a balance thats all

 

well my tuner is known as 1 of the best tuners in the industry thats why i wanted to know what the rods hp max would be, the tune will be on point. i would never try tuning my own set up thats just dumb

 

well hopefully my build will last until the next build. i expect less damge in my motor when i teardown, but imma JB weld the rings so they last longer LOL

 

who is your tuner and from where? known how? any famous cars or anything?

 

and tuning your own setup is not dumb if you know what your doing.

 

mase from mase engineering, in jax fl...hes done alot of cars just check his website.

 

well i dont know anything about tuning,

its just one of those things were if u put 10k of parts into ur car, why cheap out on a 500dollar tune and risk everything.

alot of people think they know what they are doing, then they are on the phone with triple A trying to give directions to a tow truck guy

 

So would you say the pistons last longer than the rods?

 

from what weve seen yes.