5.7 or 6' rods
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Re: 5.7 or 6' rods
Originally Posted by Quickz1670
Mahles are nice. Sucks being on a budget. Well after I graduate I should have a lot more options. Yeah the total seals are exspenssive. How do you like them?
I used their "quick seat" stuff that you put on the cylinder walls with them too, so I suspect that they should seat properly at which point I will like them just fine 
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Re: 5.7 or 6' rods
Originally Posted by Quickz1670
Probly seen this before.
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm
I agree with that method, I've never agreed that the "baby it" method was a good way to break in a motor 
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Re: 5.7 or 6' rods
Politics and the global economy aside, Chinese forgings ARE inferior to American forgings. Everyone I know using Scat or Eagle has upgraded the rod bolts so you need to figure that into the cost if you require the extra "insurance".
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Re: 5.7 or 6' rods
Originally Posted by joe-96z1le
Politics and the global economy aside, Chinese forgings ARE inferior to American forgings. Everyone I know using Scat or Eagle has upgraded the rod bolts so you need to figure that into the cost if you require the extra "insurance".
No one said that they were just as good as the american forgings
I said that they were stronger than stock, and that they were a better value IMO than refurbishing the stockers. If I had had a larger budget, American forgings would be on my list (along with an Callies crank) Given what they can handle, the impoted stuff is a good value, and a nice alternative to sinking money into the the stock rods.BTW, the cap screws that came with my Scats have "ARP" stamped in the head...so why would I need to upgrade?
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Re: 5.7 or 6' rods
Originally Posted by Colin91Z
No one said that they were just as good as the american forgings I said that they were stronger than stock, and that they were a better value IMO than refurbishing the stockers. If I had had a larger budget, American forgings would be on my list (along with an Callies crank) Given what they can handle, the impoted stuff is a good value, and a nice alternative to sinking money into the the stock rods.
BTW, the cap screws that came with my Scats have "ARP" stamped in the head...so why would I need to upgrade?
I said that they were stronger than stock, and that they were a better value IMO than refurbishing the stockers. If I had had a larger budget, American forgings would be on my list (along with an Callies crank) Given what they can handle, the impoted stuff is a good value, and a nice alternative to sinking money into the the stock rods.BTW, the cap screws that came with my Scats have "ARP" stamped in the head...so why would I need to upgrade?
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