delslow45

wondering how big of power numbers anyones ever put out on a d15b7/b2/b8 etc.
i know crower is the only company to make a forged rod for the d15 to this point(at double the price of eagle's d16 rods) and have never even heard of anyone wasting their money on it
FJ distributors is finally coming out with an h-beam for the usdm d15 and i've already contacted them about it
i plan on running a set of srp 75.5 9.0:1's i have sitting around from an abandoned d16 build, as far as i know pistons are interchangeable between d15's and d16's(correct me if i'm wrong, haven't thought about difference in compression til this point, which i'm guessing is the same or relatively close, but i know diameters and wrist pins are the same)
at the moment i'm at 7 psi on my stock mini-me setup, kinda just waiting for my motor to blow to drop in a built block
seeing as how i've never talked to anyone who's actually attempted to build a d15, i'm really not too sure about the capabilities of the sleeves and some other weak points of the motor
ofcourse, it won't be a complete b7 build, it'll surely be a mini-me again, i have a z6 head with supertech valvetrain and a bisimoto level 3 cam waiting to be mounted on a built block
not really looking for people to sit here and try to talk me outta this build and just go for d16 instead, i think this could be a pretty cool build. i like the idea of being one of the first and one of the fastest on a build that hasn't really been attempted before
not to mention d15 blocks sell for all of 40 bucks these days and there's a million of em out there, plenty of budget to work with on trial and error
input, ideas, experience, speculation, etc...please

welfarepc

D15 and D16 pistons have a different compression height.



i have one of those sets of FJT D15 rods. sorry to break it to you but they are only for vitara pistons. or if u want to get a custom piston made you could go that route as well...

2kdrift

are fjt items still available? his web site looks like they out of buisiness or somethin, also i am unable to find 3rd party dealers with his parts. kind hard to send out $300 when the guy is no where to be found.

delslow45

you have the rods for the jdm d15 or the usdm d15? to my knowledge they haven't sold the usdm ones yet
and yeah i just read further into what fj emailed me and they are for the vitaras
oh well, vitaras are proven and quite a bit cheaper, i'll bet the sleeves will crap out before the pistons do

delslow45

try calling them

welfarepc

for the USDM D15B2 or D15B7.

you are right, they arent sold yet. i got mine for free to test them.