Manley Rods, ACL bearings and Wiseco pistons are what I recommend. K1 are fine if going for lower power levels I suppose. I'd rather spend a little more and know that the rods are good for 1000 HP just for safe measure.

 

weisco pistons are nice but can be had for alot cheaper then dezod has them

 

^ where do you buy your stuff man ?
you can get BC cams cheaper -wiseco pistons cheaper.
i wanna know. i wanna buy too

 

Totally agree with the rod choice... For the price and power rating nothing compares to manley... Plus theyre machined about 45 minutes from my shop :-)

 

[quote="Guru"]Manley Rods, ACL bearings and Wiseco pistons are what I recommend. K1 are fine if going for lower power levels I suppose. I'd rather spend a little more and know that the rods are good for 1000 HP just for safe measure.[/quote

getting carrillo rods h beam

 

^ will you ever go to those power levels would be my question ?
1000HP is not a reliable daily driven street car anymore.
less 1000HP in a FWD.

 

lol

 

the point isn't whether or not you reach the maximum level, it's hte safety that a 1000hp rated rod brings.

 

exactly, it would be nice not to have not only a powerful motor but a long lasting one too.. If I build my motor, i would get the high rated stuff and have it tuned high boost but ran just medium psi level after

 

^ cool i understand what you guys mean.

 

yea, hwo cool would it be to have a 700+ dynoqueen and 500+ for street?

shut those people that say fwd is pointless after 400 up.

 

^ i think 500 for the street would be More then enough...

 

i agree.....

 

x2

 

Keep one thing in mind......

wether you spend big money on a big motor with all the high dollar high hp rated parts or you go the budget route with rods/pistons on stock sleeves...

If you don't invest in good fuel management and tuning.......its worthless.(MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROCESS)

Built motors and stock motors fail the same ways......just cause you have a built motor doesn't mean a thing. (yes you have more room for error but the principles are the same)

I have seen more customers make more power on stock/mild built motors with good tuning and good fuel management than built setups that went cheap with the management/tuning. Most think that with a built motor they are safe.

Regards-

Todd

 

i totally think that
im like, "if i build my motor i wont have to worry about my crappy street tune"

 

this is true. always want a good mangement

 

any more sleeve updates? cost - opinions - options?

 

Looks like my sleeve set-up was about 650 for the sleeves, install, and a bore and hone. I did the deck myself so I cant tell you what that would cost if thats something you would want to do.
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how long did it take?