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Old Oct 11, 2011 | 06:02 AM
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Well I'm and dropping my block off and crank to get it fixed from spinning a main barring and I'm sureee my block needs bored o they will want to do it and I will have them do 30 over so what pistons rods and rings are u guys running or recommend with stock ported heads and a cc503 cam yes if u guys know that I went with a cc502 before def want bigger but it's cool sold the 502 for 200 bucks haha
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for something simple like that SCAT I Beams and a Mahle Power Pak is ur best bang for the buck.........even the stock rods with ARP bolts will take a beating........i ran stock rods with forged slugs and arp bolts for four years at 7000rpm making north of 500hp.......
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I wanna be right around 375 hp tho motor but that's where I'm looking to be im gonna put long tube headers ported heads and cc503 cam
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I wanna be right around 375 hp tho motor but that's where I'm looking to be im gonna put long tube headers ported heads and cc503 cam
at that level i wouldn't have an issue with stock rods with 8740 arp bolts at all
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What do u think I would be at with that setup stock rods and them pistons u said
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What do u think I would be at with that setup stock rods and them pistons u said
very difficult to gauge.........matters mostly on the heads and how good they are........Compression Ratio........exhaust.......that cam is also small.......too many variables to even guess........
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I have a set of forged Wiseco 5095H3 if you want to step up to a 6" rod, it would require a different crank. In all honestly a quality piston and a rod bolts will be all you need.
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I have a set of forged Wiseco 5095H3 if you want to step up to a 6" rod, it would require a different crank. In all honestly a quality piston and a rod bolts will be all you need.
Ya I'm keepin the stock crank I'm having them turn and balnce it so i would pry keep stock rods I guess just looking on input on pistons
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