How much HP for Eagle rods?
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How much HP for Eagle rods? I built a solid roller 388 all bore and used:
- stock crank (nitrided)
- eagle H-beam 6.300" SB rods (L-19 bolt version)
- Diamond forged pistons
- ARP main and head studs
I'm HOPING for about 475-500rwhp (if I can pull it off) N/A. I would like to then do a 200 or 250 shot of N2O on a direct port setup.
The car never sees the strip (it's my daily driver) and the N2O is more there just to have it/give me that little extra bit to deal with those pesky turbo mustangs on the highway (so the N2O gets hit from a roll).
So the question is "will it hold up"?
- stock crank (nitrided)
- eagle H-beam 6.300" SB rods (L-19 bolt version)
- Diamond forged pistons
- ARP main and head studs
I'm HOPING for about 475-500rwhp (if I can pull it off) N/A. I would like to then do a 200 or 250 shot of N2O on a direct port setup.
The car never sees the strip (it's my daily driver) and the N2O is more there just to have it/give me that little extra bit to deal with those pesky turbo mustangs on the highway (so the N2O gets hit from a roll).
So the question is "will it hold up"?
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They should be good to go. I would not worry about them until close to 1000 HP. Eagle stuff is GREATLY underestimated. 
Originally Posted by 2001CamaroGuy
I built a solid roller 388 all bore and used:
- stock crank (nitrided)
- eagle H-beam 6.300" SB rods (L-19 bolt version)
- Diamond forged pistons
- ARP main and head studs
I'm HOPING for about 475-500rwhp (if I can pull it off) N/A. I would like to then do a 200 or 250 shot of N2O.
The car never sees the strip (it's my daily driver) and the N2O is more there just to have it/give me that little extra bit to deal with those pesky turbo mustangs on the highway (so the N2O gets hit from a roll).
So the question is "will it hold up"?
- stock crank (nitrided)
- eagle H-beam 6.300" SB rods (L-19 bolt version)
- Diamond forged pistons
- ARP main and head studs
I'm HOPING for about 475-500rwhp (if I can pull it off) N/A. I would like to then do a 200 or 250 shot of N2O.
The car never sees the strip (it's my daily driver) and the N2O is more there just to have it/give me that little extra bit to deal with those pesky turbo mustangs on the highway (so the N2O gets hit from a roll).
So the question is "will it hold up"?
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I agree. We have quite a few shop cars and customer cars running Eagle rods (and a few cranks) varying from 300 whp turbo imports to 600+ rwhp Mustangs. Zero issues from Eagle parts so far. Probably one of the best bang for the buck parts companies around.
