need advice on rotating assembly
02-20-2011, 05:26 AM
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need advice on rotating assembly So I need some advise on my selection for parts I chose. Its a little over kill for now but I have to rebuild so I'd rather buy some stronger parts. Car is mostly street driven goes to the track 2-3 times a year and I plan on doing a rearmont Turbo at some point. My plan is to use a stock crank and block but this depends on what my machine shop says the shortblock is a 98.
Here's what I wanna use for pistons
http://sdparts.com/details/mahle-motorsport/ls1314905i16
And rods
http://sdparts.com/details/scat-crankshafts/26125716
I plan on only spinning as high as 6200rpm and rwhp around 500. These seem like a good way to go?
Here's what I wanna use for pistons
http://sdparts.com/details/mahle-motorsport/ls1314905i16
And rods
http://sdparts.com/details/scat-crankshafts/26125716
I plan on only spinning as high as 6200rpm and rwhp around 500. These seem like a good way to go?
02-20-2011, 07:13 AM
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Yeah, those parts would be fine. Everybody thinks you "need" H-beam rods nowadays, but truthfully, the I-Beams are lighter and comparable in strength. I went with the SCAT H-beams only because I got a killer deal, but I was planning on the I-Beams as well. If you're budget can handle it, the SCAT 4" crankshaft isn't all that expensive and then you'd have a 383. Lots more torque.....
02-20-2011, 07:16 AM
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I personally would go with a wiseco piston set, their quality and strength are second to none. when I got mine for my stroker My machinist said that the piston set weighed in and measured PERFECT of each other. As for rods, I was looking at the scat rods when I did mine, I was talked out of them (by a sponsor) siting quality issues, I ended up going with the compstars, and once again when they were being weighed for balancing they were perfect on the weight match. This is just my opinion and experience, I am sure you will have others in every direction. Keep in mind there is no such thing as overkill,, when it comes to engine internals,,its better to have them and not need them-----than to need them and not have them.
02-20-2011, 11:13 AM
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Thanks for the replays I was looking at the wiescos and they are an option as for the rods I'd probly stick to the I beams. This needs to be somewhat super low budget rebuild. At the moment I'm probly looking at $1500 to rebuild my short block. As long as the dimensional stuff I chose I correct I should be good
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