Atomic Motors (Merged Topic).

[turbotrana]

And just putting rods and oil pump gear is so easy. Being a floating pin the pistons can be swapped simply. No boring/honing, no new rings. It really is the most economical solution. Most guys could do this in the back shed without the block leaving the block!!!!

[F6 RAPID]

I think we need a spell check function on this forum to understand some posts.

[F6 UTE]

  F6 UTE said:

I believe ( and I'm no expert )

  Dynowog said:

and as to det damage well the forgies being of a more dense contruction like yourself \|/ than the cast is more prone to det damage   so get your facts straight \|/

You see \|/, that's why I said I had NFI..

I'll give you dense!!!!!

[Romulus]

So basically all you folk forking out big coin for built motors have been duped, when a set of LPG conrods and factory pistons (plus billet oil pump gears) will probably do the job for street/strip use

Engine longevity has a lot to do with the peanut tuning the car

Edited 11/10/06 11:59 AM by M6 XR6T

[Kimberley Scott]

Interesting point, I think I remeber this from some time back. For others what would be the coin for an engine spruce as mentiuoned above?

Scotty

[Guest]

  M6 XR6T said:

Engine longevity has a lot to do with the peanut tuning the car 

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Yes very much so, im pushing 38orwkw through the stock engine and I have put 15,ooo very very hard k's on it.

[Ralph Wiggum]

  M6 XR6T said:

So basically all you folk forking out big coin for built motors have been duped, when a set of LPG conrods and factory pistons (plus billet oil pump gears) will probably do the job for street/strip use 

Engine longevity has a lot to do with the peanut tuning the car 

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Have you priced a set of "lpg" rods and stock pistons?

[Romulus]

  hiddeous said:

  M6 XR6T said:

So basically all you folk forking out big coin for built motors have been duped, when a set of LPG conrods and factory pistons (plus billet oil pump gears) will probably do the job for street/strip use 

Engine longevity has a lot to do with the peanut tuning the car 

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Have you priced a set of "lpg" rods and stock pistons?

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Yep, trade price the rods are around $53.53 ea, pistons around $160ea.

[Guest]

  M6 XR6T said:

  hiddeous said:

  M6 XR6T said:

So basically all you folk forking out big coin for built motors have been duped, when a set of LPG conrods and factory pistons (plus billet oil pump gears) will probably do the job for street/strip use 

Engine longevity has a lot to do with the peanut tuning the car 

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Have you priced a set of "lpg" rods and stock pistons?

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Yep, trade price the rods are around $53.53 ea, pistons around $160ea.

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sounds good but I would not use the lpg or f6 rod as a replacement if you paid me!

if it were there fine but if not why pay $400 od bucks trade for rods with a thicker cross section but narrower beam rendering them at best 10% better

as to std pistons great if you have a std bore block that is able to be clearanced correctly as os sizes are not available!!!

[Adam]

That's right...

Why go to all the trouble of replacing rods only to use LPG rods which are marginally better?

You would be far better off using aftermarket rods which are much stronger.