hey i tried posting in force introduction forums but honda-tech didnt let me so im posting here


well yeah im deciding to buy new pistons and rods and i was wondering whats some good pistons/rods combo i can go with? thats not to expensive...i found these rods but i have never heard of them and i was wondering if they are some good ones also if with after rods and pistons am i ok with just regular acl bearings



"Our H beam rods are 4340 chromoly steel, bushed, and come with 3/8" ARP 8740 bolts. They are the best deal for new rods on ebay!!" thats what these rods are made of they want 215 for it and the brand is called street sport industries "ssi"

thanks for all the help in advance

 

In order to help you....you should state your intentions of the project. Is the car all motor? going to boost it, if so how much???

 

Seeing how he said forced induction... i'm going to guess its not NA.

Ebay crap will always be ebay crap. They'll warp/ding/mess up in the end with something and you'll be scraping apart your engine in a few months. Just go out and get a decent set. A lot of people like Eagle rods.

 

Don't get it off ebay you will be sorry down the road bro. We need more information like budget, hp goals and what motor it is.

People swear by the vitara and eagle rod setup so if youre on a budget go with that. Do not get noname brands off of ebay

 

if he is going low boost, there is no need to change out the rods, maybe just the bolts. Pistons will also depend on how much boost

 

The dude hasn't even said what motor he's building.
OEM pistons or Vitaras are fine up to a certain point. For a DD with a reasonable amount of boost, cast are just fine. And if you know what motors to get pistons from, you can tweak your compression to where you want it. They'll hold up if you have a decent tune, and they don't expand as much, so you can run tighter piston to wall clearance. That means less noise, better emissions, more reliability, everything. Forged have more options, but even then, it's finding who makes what you want, at a price you can afford.

For forged pistons, SRP/JE, Wiseco, CP, etc are all good. I would recommend the SRP because they're cheaper than the others, and the alloy they use is meant for daily drivers, so it doesn't expand as much as the JE pistons. Only disadvantage is that you're stuck with shelf pistons. Used pistons are fine, it's a great way to save a lot of money. And lots of people part out low mileage motors, so you can get some nice slugs for not too much.

OEM rods are acceptable to a certain point. Just it depends what motor we're talking about. The B18 LS rods really should have the bolts replaced if you're even thinking of boost, if not the rods themselves. The B18 GSR rods are fine up to over 300. D series can use the LS rods.

Eagle makes decent rods for the money. A LOT of people use them, so unless you're doing something insane with them, it doesn't make sense to spend more.

 

sorry about not stating the motor and hp goals im planning a lsv build i just been to busy since i cracked one of my pistons on my ls and my goal is somewhere around 300whp