 Rebuild Opinions, Need Ideas |
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 Jan 2 2006, 05:04 PM
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Info Seeker  Group: Members Posts: 92 Joined: 28-February 05 From: Quad Cities, IA Member No.: 465  |
Its time. Bottom end is getting worn out. Im tired of trying to tune a worn out motor with tons of Phantom Knock, It seems impossible to get a good tune with this thing. Its got quite a bit of blow-by, its smoking and my leak down test proved it too.
So... Ive been poking around looking at prices and such and Im wondering what parts I should go with. Heres a List I got from SlowBoy. Because they have everything listed with prices Im using them just as a reference, Not necessarialy going to buy from them. Pistons: Ross $440 Wiseco $440 JE $550 Rods: Eagle $350 Scat $320 (with ARP studs installed) Im going to get all APR studs, Not sure what bearings to get, Clevite? Stock? I guess my biggest question is the Pistons and Rods. Is there a huge difference between the Eagle and Scat? What about Pistons? Any opinions on the ones I have listed? Im a big fan of JE's in my Quad but not sure about how they hold up in a DSM. Or if theyre worth the extra $100 Im running a T04E 60 trim turbo just FYI. For all my mods see the DSM Registry link in my sig. Opinions guys... -------------------- 1992 TSi AWD, Auto swapped
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Jan 2 2006, 07:17 PM
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 Beginner Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 23-October 05 From: lakemoor, IL Member No.: 670 |
Scat vs. Eagle, i have not used either but my research says scat is the same as eagle but with better quality, but there are no big #s on dsm scat rods yet. If i was building a motor i would get wiseco pistons, cheap and good enough for 650whp+ street/strip car.
-------------------- project 2006:
plymouth colt+4g63+t6x turbo+awd= i love dsm's |
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Jan 3 2006, 06:43 AM
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 Post Master Group: Members Posts: 908 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Chillicothe, IL Member No.: 182 |
I recommend wiseco pistons for a DD. Their piston sidewall clearance spec is closest to stock so they slap less.
-------------------- GVR4 866/1000 = the perpetually broken car
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Jan 3 2006, 08:18 AM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Moderators Posts: 1,156 Joined: 23-September 02 Member No.: 16 |
I'd stay away from weisco pistons as I've read that they tend to crack blocks due to the piston-sidewall clearance being too tight for high horsepower applications.
one piston may spec out the same as another during a rebuild, but the problem arises because each alloy expands differently there's a good thread on nabr about this topic. I'd stick with ross. -------------------- my cars breath smells like car food
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Jan 6 2006, 01:58 AM
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 DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 352 Joined: 7-July 04 Member No.: 319 |
i got a line on a guy in indiana that makes titanium rods. a friend got some for his 944. they are a bit pricey though. $500 a rod. but they are saweeeet!!!! ridiculously light!
of course i dont see many dsm'ers going for titanium rods... no sense in paying more for parts than ya paid for the entire car |
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