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Old Mar 25, 2016 | 04:16 AM
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Default Supercharged LQ9 build question.

building a blown LQ9
basically a ZL1 LSA clone.
have ZL1 blower,cam, and heads
LQ9 has gen 4 Rods in it

can those Rods with ARPs handle 580+ horsepower?

or should i go for forged rods, and add an extra $700 to my build?
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Old Mar 28, 2016 | 11:44 AM
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580 hp will be no problem for those rods.
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Old Mar 28, 2016 | 11:52 AM
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Keeping the stock pistons?
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Old Mar 28, 2016 | 01:28 PM
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Stock pistons will go before the rods let loose. If your going for a budget I would get the rods resized with ARP hardware and stick a forged piston in there.

Whats the max HP goal for this motor ?
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