Forged rods & stock pistons

[terbow]

indeed.

 

[mspHtown]

lol like i said from the very beginning...

 

[Speed_Racer]

If its a proper machine shop (equipment wise) and your friend understands the concept of machining the pistons wristpins you'll be fine. If he's never done it before it can't hurt to find a more experienced machinist. hes your friend, use your instincts.

One car I've worked on dyno'd @ 360hp @ 22psi on the stock pistons IIRC. So stock pistons with a conservative tune will be enough for your goals.

 

[crashkelly]

hey this is probably a question thats been answered before, but like every other msp owner i plan on going forged and wanted to know what the difference between oliver long rods and stock rods are....I mean obviously im guessing they are longer, but how does this affect compression? or does it even affect it?

 

[Velocifero]

this is the route I am going, just waiting for a deal on rods and money of course. The Pistons will only be the weak link at that level if you have poor fuel management or a bad spark, the pistons will hold the power. Once complete my set-up will be forged rods, megasquirt standalone, 440cc inj, 255 pump, and most likely meth-water injection to keep the charge temp down even further.

only thing I am waiting on is the completion of my MS, we hit a snag on the altenator operation, and the rods.

 

[terbow]

hey this is probably a question thats been answered before, but like every other msp owner i plan on going forged and wanted to know what the difference between oliver long rods and stock rods are....I mean obviously im guessing they are longer, but how does this affect compression? or does it even affect it?

compression is determined by the pistons, which are shorter to compensate for the longer rod.

 

[crashkelly]

compression is determined by the pistons, which are shorter to compensate for the longer rod.

ok that was my assumption...but you know what they say about assuming something...it makes an "ass" out of "u" and "me"