help with piston/rod selection
help with piston/rod selection Ive did a little research on my own and can't come up with a solid answer so figured i would ask here. Im building a motor for my camaro and need help selecting a piston,ring/rod combo for it. A few details
6.0 iron block
317 heads with valve job and maybe slightly hand ported
D1 procharger making as much boost as possible
93/meth for fuel
probably shooting for 9.5/10 to 1
Just a street strip combo
Im sure it will make close to 800 for now but want to have a little room to grow in case i find a f1c sometime on down the road. Im should it would make 900ish at that point.
For now, i think im going stick with the stock crank and make a 370 unless someone can talk me into spending the money on a crank and going 402/408 ect
I was looking at callies compstar rods and maybe JE pistons but still unsure which leads me here! Thanks for the help in advance.
6.0 iron block
317 heads with valve job and maybe slightly hand ported
D1 procharger making as much boost as possible
93/meth for fuel
probably shooting for 9.5/10 to 1
Just a street strip combo
Im sure it will make close to 800 for now but want to have a little room to grow in case i find a f1c sometime on down the road. Im should it would make 900ish at that point.
For now, i think im going stick with the stock crank and make a 370 unless someone can talk me into spending the money on a crank and going 402/408 ect
I was looking at callies compstar rods and maybe JE pistons but still unsure which leads me here! Thanks for the help in advance.
Personally I have no advice one way or the other as im new to bottom end builds. But I can tell you what im putting in my motor right now.
CP forged pistons
Lunati pro mod forged rods.
Not much help I know.
CP forged pistons
Lunati pro mod forged rods.
Not much help I know.
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Eagle H beams W/ARP 2000 bolts and diamond pistons here stock crank, motor has been in my car since 2005, 2005-2008 was STS kit making 640rwhp, 2008 swapped to front mount and made 750 rwhp, 2011 swapped to S480 and makes 800 plus. Motor has 35K on it and at least 100 track passes. 9.5:1 93 octane and meth. Its at the machine shop now being freshened up, everything checked out great after 8 years of abuse.
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Eagle H beams W/ARP 2000 bolts and diamond pistons here stock crank, motor has been in my car since 2005, 2005-2008 was STS kit making 640rwhp, 2008 swapped to front mount and made 750 rwhp, 2011 swapped to S480 and makes 800 plus. Motor has 35K on it and at least 100 track passes. 9.5:1 93 octane and meth. Its at the machine shop now being freshened up, everything checked out great after 8 years of abuse.
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Rods either Callie's or I like the k1 rods and all I've used is wiseco with there Gfx ring kit..but several people are loving diamond and JE..he'll half the people on here and I'm one says gen 4 rods and stock pistons lol gotta love these stock bottom end times people are putting up
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Save your money and use the factory cracked rods and pistons. Plenty of guys at those power levels with the stock stuff without issues. The money is better spent on the tune (learning to if you don't know how yet), that is what will help keep your motor safe.
Wiseco pistons, K1 rods, and K1 crank going in mine. JE and Wiseco are all made under the same roof. K1 and callies are very similar as well.
But its hard not to just run stock bottom end gen4 motor if you are only going 800hp.
But its hard not to just run stock bottom end gen4 motor if you are only going 800hp.
I've used mostly Wiseco for pistons and Callies Or SCAT rods. A 377ci LSA I built made 755whp with SCAT H Beams and a 440ci LS7 made over 800whp with Callies.
All the parts recommended so far are good, it's going to be the machinist/builder that will really make the difference.
All the parts recommended so far are good, it's going to be the machinist/builder that will really make the difference.