All good mate, forgies wont do much mate, its the roads that are the big let down in these engiens, even the Typhoon Rods, they are stronger and will take abit more punishment but yeah, I would suggest a set of decent rods with stock pistons. My BA im going for 350+rwkw, it will be getting tuned soon, somne guys have had BA bottom ends Last years Some just a few weeks. depends on how it is driving, I have a friend who did 290,000Kms on 300+rwkw, with not a drama. Alot of guys use stock head gasket but if your gonna have head off putting a set of ARP head studs and metal head gasket would be a good thing to do, ARP head studs can be used more then once, stock rod bolts use them once throw them away. Dylan.