When are rod bolts needed? L92 shortblock
When are rod bolts needed? L92 shortblock fresh rebuild, zero miles, looking for 7-7500 shifts, what will be the first thing to break? Hoping for 650 crank, ported ls3's and a carb
Rod bolts and rods will be the very first thing to go at those RPM if the tune is good.
If the tune is bad (with knock and lean AFRs) look for the pistons to start failing first.
That is given that you have a stable valvetrain for those kind of RPMs.
If the tune is bad (with knock and lean AFRs) look for the pistons to start failing first.
That is given that you have a stable valvetrain for those kind of RPMs.
I'd for sure upgrade the rod bolts and maybe even the rods themselves.
By the time you buy ARP bolts and have the rods resized you are spending almost a much as a new forged rods with ARP bolts already there.
By the time you buy ARP bolts and have the rods resized you are spending almost a much as a new forged rods with ARP bolts already there.
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So at what RPM are rod bolts needed 6500, 7000, 7500?
^that is my question. The car will be a 100% street car with the weekend races here and there
On stock rods you have to resize them...that's why I said in my previous post that by the time you buy the rod bolts and resize the rods, you are spending almost as much money as brand new forged rods with ARP rod bolts.
