Hi all, I just bought a spare motor to build N/A. I am still at the planing stage and now I am wondering what to do with the rod. I already decided to have the crank knifed edge and balanced along with the rod and piston. For piston I will most likely go with the 10.4:1 set on Corksport, or an equivalent. Now what do I do with the rods.
I can OEM ones shot penned and even cryo-threated. Or I buy some forged ones. I am aiming for a max rpm of 7500. I autocross the car on summers so the rpm can stay at high rpm for extended period.
So my question is, do you think the oem shot penned would be solid enough or should I go for forged one's because they would still be to big?? And also why???
And to make it clear on what motor, I have an ES-GT 2001, 2.0l
I can OEM ones shot penned and even cryo-threated. Or I buy some forged ones. I am aiming for a max rpm of 7500. I autocross the car on summers so the rpm can stay at high rpm for extended period.
So my question is, do you think the oem shot penned would be solid enough or should I go for forged one's because they would still be to big?? And also why???
And to make it clear on what motor, I have an ES-GT 2001, 2.0l

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