Planning on stock rods with RS Machines pistons, will I need ARP rod bolts and if so what size... 8mm or 9mm?

 

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arp rod bolts are a MUST...theres a thread in this section showing what happens when you half *** a build

 

8mm is the correct size. You must have the hole re-sized.

 

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the 9mm won't fit the ls or crv rod. incase OP is wondering.

 

for sure use ARP rod bolts and hopefully you get something like this in the end

 

Do you have to have those pressed in? or can it be done at home?

 

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you have to take the rods and rod bolts to a machine shop and have them machine both for fitment

 

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you have to take the rods and rod bolts to a machine shop and have them machine both for fitment </TD></TR></TABLE>

shows how much you know


Well considering you are asking for bolt sizes then yeah take it to the machine The rod bolts fit without machining, the bore in the rod is the one that needs machining after installation...

 

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Stop it. It's becoming borderline trolling now.

 

what needs to be machined and is it neccessary?

 

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shows how much you know


Well considering you are asking for bolt sizes then yeah take it to the machine The rod bolts fit without machining, the bore in the rod is the one that needs machining after installation...</TD></TR></TABLE>

i believe Eugene @ Prostreet Import used slightly larger rod bolts than the stock ones...that's why the rods had to be machined. are you guys just using the ARP stock OEM replacement bolts??

 

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Stop it. It's becoming borderline trolling now.</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol it's beyond that point..but joe is cool so he gets a pass.
it's kind of like owning a type r and posting in the ITR forum when half the people there know you..
if you own one and post something it almost doesn't matter what it is..
but if someone who owns a civic or gsr posts in there they get all uptight/skeptical.
but hey, that's just my (as well as a couple others i know) opinion

 

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lol it's beyond that point..but joe is cool so he gets a pass.
it's kind of like owning a type r and posting in the ITR forum when half the people there know you..
if you own one and post something it almost doesn't matter what it is..
but if someone who owns a civic or gsr posts in there they get all uptight/skeptical.
but hey, that's just my (as well as a couple others i know) opinion
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thank you for the vouch sir...i actually did find another dyno sheet that was printed out after some cam gear adjustments to my motor. it was overlapped with the dyno sheet above but like some people say...it's bordering on trolling

 

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thank you for the vouch sir...i actually did find another dyno sheet that was printed out after some cam gear adjustments to my motor. it was overlapped with the dyno sheet above but like some people say...it's bordering on trolling </TD></TR></TABLE>

lets see it

 

Damn, dude again. Do you sleep with it at night besides your pillow, seriously?
Honestly, what does that have to do with arp rod bolts? I'm not hatin either, but damn homey.

 

The 8mm ARP rod bolts are the same used on all B/D series engines except the B18C models. I installed mine at home using a socket and a C-clamp, worked like a charm but was easier with a friend to help hold stuff still while you crank. After that is when you take the reassembled rods (with original caps back on the rods they came off) to have them set back into round again.