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Old 03-02-2007, 10:16 AM
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rods are not always the weakest link; thats his point
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Default the point is to find the weakest link, and fix that for high hp applications.
in this case, its the rods
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Did that to a 1.8t a little over a year ago. Not pretty.
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thats weak , I can do better with ko3s ;p
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interesting, most wouldn't admit that - story?
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Default 2 years ago had a 1.8t running 25 psi on C16. Rod collapsed. Even broke the starter.
At the tear-down the piston tops, ring lands, plugs and valves looked perfect. Just too much power.
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Default True, but if you are willing to run 25 psi on C16 you would have to be pretty
dense to think there is no risk.
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rods arent forged
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agreed, but we didn't know that before story )
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Default I keep hearing that, but I have a hard time believing it.
Isn't the argument that you can't have a cracked cap forged rod?
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