im about to go turbo soon and im doing some research on my setup im going to use and dont know which is better, h or i beam rods.

im going for 400hp on pump gas daily driver.

i tried to search but didnt come up with anything. and i heard that the I beams are better because the side walls gets more stress ... what you guys think?

 

H-beams are fine for that power level, just make sure that they have good bolts on them. I'm using the Eagle H-beams with ARP bolts (I think all the new ones come with the ARP bolts) and have had no problems with them making 400+WHP on a B16. Also look at ARP stud kits for the head and main bearing caps.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rmcdaniels &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">H-beams are fine for that power level, just make sure that they have good bolts on them. I'm using the Eagle H-beams with ARP bolts (I think all the new ones come with the ARP bolts) and have had no problems with them making 400+WHP on a B16. Also look at ARP stud kits for the head and main bearing caps.</TD></TR></TABLE>

what if im going for more whp later on down the road.... should i keep the h beams?

 

I've heard that if you are going above 700HP, then don't use the Eagles, but that's just heresay as I've never tried it. IMO if you are going to be making over 700HP, then you should spend the extra $ and get the high-end Carillos, along with whatever other high-end products you can get to get it not to fly apart too quickly.

 

anyone else got anything else to say?

 

i like my manley i-beams. im shooting for 500 on pump and around 600-650 on c16

 

I know of a couple DSMs making 800 on boost and Nitrous revving over 9500 with Eagles. They seem to hold up pretty well.

I think process and material is more important then H vs I beam. Rods that are forged into shape then machined (Crower, Eagle, etc.) are a better choice then a billet rod just because of the metal grain structure in the cap area.

Anybody ever seen somebody bend a Eagle that wasn't tuning related? I haven't.

 

i have had some problems with eagle rods , i would go with the manley I beam , there turbo tuff rod

 

I say if this guy is going for a 400whp setup there is no reason to spend $200 extra on something he won't utilize.

 

Not 400hp...but running over three years with eagles...

 

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im going for 400hp, but want to leave room for future upgrades. Im doing some reasearch to make sure i get the right parts the first time around.

 

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hey i sent you numerous pm's, please respond

 

H-beam rods generally cost much more than I-beam rods. We should thank Eagle for making H-beam rods at a decent price.