Within the next few months I'm probably going to start taking on my 2.0liter build up a little more seriously. The car is burning a good bit of oil and I figure when I rebuild it I might as well upgrade a little . The car is my daily driver right now, but I plan to purchase a beater/daily driver within the next few months. However, I still plan on using the R on the street, though it will start to be autocrossed and tracked more (hopefully A LOT more).

In terms of whp I am only shooting for 215whp, which should be easily achieved with the right tuning. I don't plan on making the R some drag beast and will continue using Skunk II stage one cams for their mild profile and less maintanence requirements (in terms of retainer wear and piston to valve clearance).

The reason I've stated this is because I've been looking into the Cunningham rods. I know they are very well built and for my setup will be EXTREME over kill in terms of stress levels since I don't plan on making tons of power, but that said, pretending that they can be worked into my budget, are there any negative effects of running them besides price? Will the lightness of them paired with lightweight forged pistons really be noticeable in terms of engine reponse? Also since they are less mass they will cause less strain on the engine at higher revs making it just that much more reliable correct? If I can work them in my budget is there any reason not to get them or would the effects far out weigh the cost for my plans? Thanks in advance.

 

so has anyone used Cunningham rods?

 

Eagle Rods will do. 310 shipped.

 

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well technically stock rods will do, but I was wondering how noticeable a difference the lightness of the Cunningham rods make.

 

You won`t feel a damn thing. Just use the eagle and have the whole bottom end blue-printed/balanced.