Advantages of H-Beam rods over stock in a 2.0L |
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Advantages of H-Beam rods over stock in a 2.0L |
lonewolfe |
Feb 20 2015, 02:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 819 Joined: 12-September 11 From: Oakland, CA Member No.: 13,549 Region Association: Northern California |
What are the advantages of H-Beam rods over stock rods in a 2.0L motor? I know the H-Beams are lighter and stronger but in terms of performance what are the advantages of using the lighter rods?
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76racer |
Feb 27 2015, 12:08 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 19-August 11 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 13,463 Region Association: Canada |
Have you priced H beam rods recently? by the time you resize and rebush your own rods you're not that far off. I installed them on my 2056 and have been very happy. I am also using 96 KB pistons and a Webcam 86A. I'm pretty happy with the performance and will be adding a header system this spring. Also running Dell 40's
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lonewolfe |
Feb 27 2015, 02:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 819 Joined: 12-September 11 From: Oakland, CA Member No.: 13,549 Region Association: Northern California |
Have you priced H beam rods recently? by the time you resize and rebush your own rods you're not that far off. I installed them on my 2056 and have been very happy. I am also using 96 KB pistons and a Webcam 86A. I'm pretty happy with the performance and will be adding a header system this spring. Also running Dell 40's Joe Hi Joe! Thanks for your input! I've considered a Webcam 86A. When does the power start coming on with that cam? Is it good for street driving? Does your car idle smoothly? I thought the 86a was better suited in the higher RPM range but I may be wrong about that. I believe that's the cam RacerChris uses in his racer which leads me to think it's best at high RPM's. |
ChrisFoley |
Feb 27 2015, 06:58 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,924 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
... I believe that's the cam RacerChris uses in his racer which leads me to think it's best at high RPM's. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Actually, I removed that cam from my "B" engine last time I had it apart, and installed something slightly more aggressive. I used the 86a for several seasons with great success. Its very street friendly when coupled with stock heads & low compression. However, the cam likes compression. I pulled about 140 hp from a 1.8L by porting the heads and bumping the compression up to 10:1. Those changes moved the power band up to 4000-6500 rpm - which required installation of better rods. |
Mueller |
Feb 27 2015, 07:57 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
... I believe that's the cam RacerChris uses in his racer which leads me to think it's best at high RPM's. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Actually, I removed that cam from my "B" engine last time I had it apart, and installed something slightly more aggressive. I used the 86a for several seasons with great success. Its very street friendly when coupled with stock heads & low compression. However, the cam likes compression. I pulled about 140 hp from a 1.8L by porting the heads and bumping the compression up to 10:1. Those changes moved the power band up to 4000-6500 rpm - which required installation of better rods. Better rods for the 1.8 are available? What about the 1.7's? I can only seem to find them for the 2.0 motors. |
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