Just wonderring if its a nesseccity that I buy ARP's upgrades rod bolts. Sure its only 40 bucks but it is it 40 bucks I need to spend?
Would be going in a SOHC, forged internals, high revving, 16+psi D16a6

Ive never heard of the bolts failing or anything, just wanna know the theory behind this upgrade.

Thanks

 

I haven't had any problems with my standard 5/16" ARP rod bolts.

How much horsepower do you plan on making? Anything over 400whp and I would consider upgrading to the 3/8" bolt.

 

$40 is cheap insurance. Rebuild=$$$$$$$$$$

 

You said youu're forged internals? Wouldnt "they" come with rod bolts?

 

Nope, I bought everything seperate

Im looking to make a max again of 325 whp or so, whatever Im limited by my DSM 450's is where I stop

 

 

bump for racing an 01 GT stang banger in 2 hours

$100 on the line, ******* going down

 

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What he said.

 

nah I dont think Im gonna do it

Would hold up my build by atleast 10 days

 

I was under the impression you were using ARP bolts either way. I wouldn't use the stock bolts with those rods.

 

bump for racing an 01 GT stang banger in 2 hours
$100 on the line, ******* going down&gt;&gt;&gt;

so who won?

 

FREEBIE! FREEBIE! FREEBIE!

When my Eagle rods came yesterday I bought off of here they came with the Eagle/ARP 2000 bolts already on them, ******* sweet, solved that dilemna and I guess the work thats needed for them is already done before they screw right in like butter

And the mustang never showed up, I ended up taking $250 from his old school camaro buddy with a 350 chevy engine with some exhaust stuff and an aluminum worked head, he spun pretty much the whole race

 

are they the 3/8" bolt or the 5/16" bolt?

the 5/16" bolt uses a 3/8" wrench while the 3/8" bolt uses a 7/16" wrench.

the 5/16" arp 2000 bolt is supposedly pretty inferior to the 3/8" but many have had no problems with the 5/16"

 

You're good to go then.