Custom Forged FI Piston Pics

[RedZMonte]

I have yet to see a problem with the stock rods on anyones boosted engine.

I have seen plenty of trashed pistons on other boosted cars. never seen a bad rod in a LQ1 or a L67/32. but its wiser to build the engine the right way the first time then to tear it apart and rebuild a couple of times.. Im guessing tim went the custom route to know he has a perfect fit the first time. That and he is a baller! and now has bragging rights for the most modified custom LQ1..... and hopefully when done the most powerfull daily driven LQ1 as well...

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[RedZMonte]

now if you look at my "Custom" pistons this is more what i can afford.

Now this is a one of a kind Custom Job


My Definition of custom rods vs. tims def....


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[HayesPerformance]

Is the bent on a Modified Chev SB rod?

[HayesPerformance]

For a 3.4l DOHC I was meaning

[Joseph Upson]

I have seen plenty of trashed pistons on other boosted cars. never seen a bad rod in a LQ1 or a L67/32. but its wiser to build the engine the right way the first time then to tear it apart and rebuild a couple of times.. Im guessing tim went the custom route to know he has a perfect fit the first time. That and he is a baller! and now has bragging rights for the most modified custom LQ1..... and hopefully when done the most powerfull daily driven LQ1 as well...

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Cost effectiveness is an important part of the build for me, I have to limit custom parts to what's absolutely necessary and given the relatively low cost of highperformance aftermarket chevy rods I'm curious about the choice to go with the custom rod instead that appears costs considerably more than the chevy option.

I plan on purchasing forged pistons for my 3900 swap later as a back up but I'm going to tune the stock engine along with a cam upgrade and a port and polish to reach my power goal at a moderate boost level, 400 hp/ 400 lb/ft @ 6500 rpm on 10 psi. Desktop Dyno shows 483 hp, 390 lb/ft @6500 but the baseline was about 20 hp lower than stock pwr output so I believe that's a safe estimate. That's more than enough power for a 2700 lb car.

That piston damage appears to be from severe detonation as opposed to stress overload during normal operation above its limits. It looks like the damaged area is the result of a projectile impact.

[timg]

The aftermarket SBC rods I liked were $600+ per set and would then need hundreds of dollars of custom work. They also seemed to peak at 500-600 horsepower for a V8. I want that much from a V6. Those considerations led me to go fully custom (same cost, weaker rod, plus custom/unreliable mods to the rod). I have Pauters in my S2000 and they have been able to withstand 440+ whp on a 4 cylinder. There are S2000's using them past 700 whp. Based on that track record, I thought that I couldn't lose. They are expensive, but doing it right the first time is ALWAYS cheaper than doing it right the second time.

Tim

[series8217]

Is the bent on a Modified Chev SB rod?

No, I think those are Audi parts or something. I don't know why they were posted.. they don't say anything with regard to Chevy 60*V6 parts.

[HayesPerformance]

I assume too that the Custom rods are Fully balanced as well!!! That is something I would REALLY be interested in.

I love a WELL built and FULLY balanced engine!