Swiper the Fox

rattle gun

a real shock for everyone...very sad to hear.

I already am pretty sure why it failed...just need to see 1st hand to confirm. David, did you recieve an itemised list for work done by builder...if so scan it and PM it to me...this will also help with what i suspect has occurred. Almost all of the parts except bearings and gaskets should be serviceable if it was shut down and not ran after bottom end started to knock.

a round of applause....someone has hit the nail smack on the head. Against quality engineered products like ARGO (that are not really that much more expensive than Eagle) and Nitto both produced from top grade billet (there are 12 different grades of 4340 steel) why would you bother with anything else....and if you dont have the $1000 for a set of these you can prep your stockers for about $200 a set.

They split length ways right up the rod. Whoever is quoting you to resize and balance rods is raping you. It takes about 1/2 an hour to do a set.

ive done it before and have no problem doing it again. the last fella made a nice donation to my racing fund and he is still caning his engine regularly at track events. machine shop labour (if required) , parts and freight are your costs. I will also ask that you put your car up as security if Jake requires a bail bond.

put it on a crate and send it over. ill strip it down, let you know why it failed and rebuild it for you. No labour charge. Nothing. ill send it back...you can wick it up...then tell me what you think its worth. deal?

considering the fact i only have 1 kidney your propersition is not as silly as you think. Details of Merc. and blood group please.

Cheers Dave... Ive never seen a Nissan RB26 rod bend or fail because of its lack of durability at high power or rpm.

im saying they are a waste of money at the power level the OP stated...ive seen how they balance up, the surface finish, the poor tolerance across the cap etc...In comparison to a nicely prepared stocker, in my opinion they are rubbish. Which is the same place you could throw your money if you bought them for an engine you one...didn't really need to or two...thought you were purchasing a precision engineered and durable engine component. Id sooner suggest Spool rods over Eagles as the ones ive seen were actually not too bad when comparing the two. This is something i mentioned to NYTSKY when building his combo about 2 years ago...so nothing to do with the fact a new rod has come on the market that is top quality. Please also understand that resizing Nissan rods only applies to thick cross-section RB26 items...ive seen how easily Nissan RB25's bend at 350kw. This has nothing to do with CRD or anyone else...my opinion, gained from experience ive had with the product. If you care to read between the lines also...i wasn't the one who asked about Nitto rods or brought it up in this thread. I also mentioned another two brands that ive used that im very impressed with. Syslink...ive heard good reports from guys using Pauter, but have no 1st hand experience myself. Argo re-bushes a certain Japanese brand rod i have used with different material for me as i have found them to be too soft due to material used and the thickness of it (only an issue in big boost and high rpm engines)...so id say Argo should be able to do Pauter also.

there are lots of products produced for these and many other cars that have little or no gain. i am talking about chinese rods...where do you think eagles come from?...lol

its rods are really feeling the pinch now.

swap my 9.4 second R32 GTR street drag car for your XR6, your VL and $20K? im also in Newcastle

prepped rods are less than 1/2 the price of eagles...are i beam and dont split up the centre like most of the chinese rods do. if your going to buy forged rods buy real ones like Nitto, Argo, Carillo etc. having 1st hand had experience with most of the leading brand rods available id have to say the Nitto's would be the best way to spend your hard earned with Argo a close second.

Academy was great years ago when it opened...cannot believe its still cracking.

ahh takes me back 15 years to the old days hammering the SNES.

Nitto rods = Supermodel Group Sex

Haa-doo-ken!

can i call you now? ive also cleared pm's...thanks

6 thou

yep...auto will run manual...but manual wont run auto

Experience tells me its around 43ft/lb. They really should be done with a stretch gauge to be most accurate.

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