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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 06:39 PM
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Sorry, I searched forever and couldnt find a picture of our stock rods,can anyone point me to one?
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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 06:56 PM
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I can take some tomorrow if no one else posts up pics. I have a set of stock pistons and rods at my warehouse.
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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by QuadCam
I can take some tomorrow if no one else posts up pics. I have a set of stock pistons and rods at my warehouse.
That would be cool, I dont think this site has any pictures of them, atleast none that I could find....
According to this article they are forged steel..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_VQ_engine
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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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top is OEM... bottom, not so much...

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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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Beautiful!!
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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 07:45 PM
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Thanks!
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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 11:20 PM
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they look pretty good for stock..
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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Azn_Empurio
they look pretty good for stock..
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 03:52 AM
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i mean, a stock rod can hold more than double what its meant for is definitely a decent rod. in person they dont look as big as they do in that picture though, you wouldnt think they could hold as much as they safely do...
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 11:49 PM
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this is what your stock rod shouldn't look like:
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 06:57 AM
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WEAK!

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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 07:11 AM
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We have dozens of them that we use as paper weights. You want one?
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 01:48 PM
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Yea Sharif, my favorite is the one with the valve melted to the piston.
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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Yea Sharif, my favorite is the one with the valve melted to the piston.
haha...but that one was from an Evo.
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