01IntegraSE

well i am going onto my second d16z6 soon. both engines the connecting rods broke or bearings went bad.

what i want to know is, what kind of rods can i put in place of the z6 that are stronger. does it increase power or nothing at all? also what kind of pistons would work good to get more power. i know if i stay n/a my choices will vary then if i go turbo. next year i might turbo it, but not until then

so someone help?

blackeg

integra ls rods

01IntegraSE

how much do they run?

so how bad is it to get someone to install these? anythign special that needs to be done

blackeg

check the classifieds for ls rods- i believe they need to be slightly machined to fit the d16 crank, but its like not a big job for a machine shop. maybe lookin at like 200 for the rods and another 40 or so in machinework. these are rough estimates i dont know for sure. but while the rods are in a machineshop u might wanna have them shotpeened too- to give a little extra strength. so say its 250 roughly total, its still over a hundred bucks cheaper than cheap forged rods and they can handle 200-250 or so whp.

GPNY

I have a set of ls rods - $60 all #2 Journals!

Ricey McRicerton

Just buy some aftermarket rods..by the time you make them fit you could have spent the money on some aftermarket rods.

RyanEJ8

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I use Eagles.

righteyeblind

eagle rods with some srp pistons thats what i had on my d16 and I never had a problem

blackeg

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didnt the eagles require you to notch your block??? i still think it would be cheaper to get ls rods machined to fit, even if its only 50 bucks, its still cheaper. check the sponsor marketplace forum- i remember seeing a buy for eagle rods for 310 bucks.

RyanEJ8

Yes, the Eagles did require me to notch the block, but I did it myself in about an hour and 1/2.

infinatenexus

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90CivicDx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well i am going onto my second d16z6 soon. both engines the connecting rods broke or bearings went bad.

what i want to know is, what kind of rods can i put in place of the z6 that are stronger. does it increase power or nothing at all? also what kind of pistons would work good to get more power. i know if i stay n/a my choices will vary then if i go turbo. next year i might turbo it, but not until then

so someone help?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Stock rods are good for a little over 200 Hp daily driven.

Tad

what have you got done to your motors that you keep busting rods/bearings?

I would suggest aftermarket rods also by the way.