Rod Pics and the reason for the knock...
WOW-Im sorry to see this, but seeing all those rods bent made me laugh, kinda like a retard family portrait...good thing you pulled it so soon. You know for the internals you want-Forged Performance is where it's at
If the rods get bent like that without detonation.. then maybe someone should do some research and maybe find out what the most natural form of the rod should be in a V engine.. maybe bending the other way around a little when forged could = more strength?
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Originally Posted by failsafe306
Wonder how many guys on stock blocks have rods that look similar but don't know it yet, and think everything is peachy....
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Originally Posted by Sharif@Forged
Wow....unbelievable. You are extremely lucky that none of those rods snapped. At least your block is good!
Need to put an oiler bar on a chain and wear it around my neck lol
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Originally Posted by Alberto
WOW-Im sorry to see this, but seeing all those rods bent made me laugh, kinda like a retard family portrait...good thing you pulled it so soon. You know for the internals you want-Forged Performance is where it's at
LOL the pic with them all lined up is kinda funny..not a straight one in the bunch!
Woah...You got lucky!
LEt us know if we can help...
Just so everyone knows, we planned to have sleeved shortblock on the shelf...and this Wednesday, I will have an unsold sleeved shortblock ready for sale!!!
Darton Sleeves
GTM Rods
Arias ED pistons: 100mm (3.8L)
ARP 1/2" headstuds
ARP main studs
Cometic 100mm head gaskets
$6950
PM me if you or anyone else is interested... we will also have two other non-sleeved motors ready by next week! Finaly getting caught up (and working a lot more too!
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-TODD
LEt us know if we can help...Just so everyone knows, we planned to have sleeved shortblock on the shelf...and this Wednesday, I will have an unsold sleeved shortblock ready for sale!!!
Darton Sleeves
GTM Rods
Arias ED pistons: 100mm (3.8L)
ARP 1/2" headstuds
ARP main studs
Cometic 100mm head gaskets
$6950
PM me if you or anyone else is interested... we will also have two other non-sleeved motors ready by next week! Finaly getting caught up (and working a lot more too!
)-TODD
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Hold - You dodged the Bullet
Originally Posted by HoldThisForMe
Greddy TT
I'd have had to try Again to "see if it was a real problem" Old School I'd have had a Basket of parts...
Cheers Amy
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Originally Posted by failsafe306
Wonder how many guys on stock blocks have rods that look similar but don't know it yet, and think everything is peachy....
Seriously, those rods where on the verge of giving up. Those pics provide a huge amount of insight into the stock VQ motor. IMO the boosted VQ community owes HoldThisForME a good amount of thanks.
If you could, take some good solid shots of the bearings, piston skirts, and cylinder walls?
I have seen rods bend worse than that to the point where the piston skirt was contacting the crank shaft on the down stroke(very loud knock)...However I have never seen all 6 rods bend!!! Holy SHIET!!!
Holy SHIET!!!
