Too good to be true? (cheap rods)
#1
Too good to be true? (cheap rods)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Escort-GT-Ma...item27c09ffa90
I'm in the market for some stronger rods and the price is very tempting.
Yay or nay?
I'm in the market for some stronger rods and the price is very tempting.
Yay or nay?
#4
I read through leatherfaces thread and ended up buying the crankshaft depot rods instead. I believe these are the same ones he purchased, had the correct small end specs, and were only a dollar more delivered.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MAZDA1-6-1-8...34087019946652
Hopefully they will work out for me.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MAZDA1-6-1-8...34087019946652
Hopefully they will work out for me.
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I was just reading that the autos had a lower compression ratio, might just be the 1.6 but the 1.8 has seen some compression changes..
1.6 Auto: 9.0:1
1.6 5spd: 9.4:1
1.8 99-00: 9.5:1
1.8 2001+: 10:1
Source: http://www.jspecauto.com/files/jspec...chcenter5b.htm
1.6 Auto: 9.0:1
1.6 5spd: 9.4:1
1.8 99-00: 9.5:1
1.8 2001+: 10:1
Source: http://www.jspecauto.com/files/jspec...chcenter5b.htm
#17
I am making 297whp out of a 1.6L right now with ebay rods spinning to 8k RPM. I bought them from a different vendor, they were cheaper than what you have listed there but they were cat power too so my bet is they are the same. I abuse my car too, it's been taken to two hillclimbs now, about 5 track days and a few nights at the drag strip.