Forged bottom end
Forged bottom end How much more power (if any) will you see out of a N/A car runing a stock cubic inch forged shortblock?
Lets just say you made 450 RWHP with the stock bottom end.
Then bought forged pistons, rods, rings, berrings, everything except the crankshaft. Droped the forged components in the car with the same heads cam bolt on's and tune. Where there be a power or torque difference?
I know people do these shortblocks because they are stronger and hold more boost/nitrous, is this the only advantage's?
Thanks
Lets just say you made 450 RWHP with the stock bottom end.
Then bought forged pistons, rods, rings, berrings, everything except the crankshaft. Droped the forged components in the car with the same heads cam bolt on's and tune. Where there be a power or torque difference?
I know people do these shortblocks because they are stronger and hold more boost/nitrous, is this the only advantage's?
Thanks
Stronger components will generally not increase performance unless they are lighter in mass than stock. Sometime less friction can cause a power increase...if you have less friction (i.e. coated pistons)...but without a power adder, we're talking about next to nothing.
This is what I had kinda figured.
I will be ordering a cam that I will have to flycut the pistons.
I was thinking instead of flycuting just to order a set of forged pistons and rods, but didn't know if it would do me any good or not.
It is far cheeper to just flycut, plus the pistons dont have to come out.
Thanks for the info, and everyone else please feel free to throw in you $.02
I will be ordering a cam that I will have to flycut the pistons.
I was thinking instead of flycuting just to order a set of forged pistons and rods, but didn't know if it would do me any good or not.
It is far cheeper to just flycut, plus the pistons dont have to come out.
Thanks for the info, and everyone else please feel free to throw in you $.02
Originally Posted by Jammer
Stronger components will generally not increase performance unless they are lighter in mass than stock. Sometime less friction can cause a power increase...if you have less friction (i.e. coated pistons)...but without a power adder, we're talking about next to nothing.
. Not much more than a stronger bottom end. 
