Hey guys I am due for my 60k service and not that I abuse my car but I use my car. This in mind I felt now would also be a good time to go ahead and remove the engine and do a few mods while I was in there.

I think my goal for the car is to eventually be in the 600-650 whp (dynojet). I may or may not come close to that with my current setup but it is the end goal and i don't want to have to build it twice.

So for a 93 pump/alky car with 35r ish sized turbo what piston and rod combos would you guys go with? I mean if stock bottom ends hold around 500 fairly reliable would some sort of budget H beam rod be enough, or should I really be looking into crower or the Turbo tuff rods?

Also I would like to be able to rev this engine pretty high, somewhere in the 8800 range

Thanks for any tips or info you guys can help me

 

The kind of power goals you're aiming for are cutting it pretty close with the eagle rods. Can you pull it off? Sure, but i'd put a little bit of extra insurance and the the crowers or turbo tuff's. As far as pistons go they're pretty self explanatory.

Your oem crank will be able to hold your power levels as well, although you may want to look into a fluidamper to help it out. Head work is pretty self explanatory as well. A full head build is in order.

 

anybody else wanna chime in ???

 

Throw in a mean set of rods, build the head so you can rev it all you want and call it a day

 

The stock crank can hold well over your goals. But rods are a must. Carillo rods I hear are the toughest. Pistons - Eagle. For the head, springs and retainers are a must to prevent valve float, since your going to want to get bigger cams for the turbo your using and the power goals you have. I don't know much about a fluidamper so I can't give any recommendations on that.

To tell you the truth, I would just get a BR stage III block and head if it's in your price range. You can't go wrong with that.

 

Id like to do a Buschur stage 3 bottom end but unfortunately the price is just unrealistic for me right now. I have Cosworth 272's already I might go more aggressive down the road but for now its fine. Im just basically trying to get an idea of what rods will support my end goal as well as some suggestions on pistons. I was thinkng JE for pistons and crower rods. I just wish I had more faith in some of the more economic H beam rods. anyone use any of these yet ?

 

Crower rods are iffy... some of the higher end Manley rods are nice, or even better, Carillo and Pauter. Lots of good pistons are out there, Arias, Ross, CP, etc...

If you want to go with 600+whp, dont go economy on anything, its not worth it.

 

Really? I thought they were good ish???

 

Ish is the word lol. Theyre not terrible, but if youre going to push 600+awhp, I would personally use something a little better for peace of mind.

 

Buschur's stage 3 bottom end uses crower rods if you don't opt for the groden aluminum rods. I believe they have been withstanding some abuse.

 

Crowers are more then enough for what your doing.

 

i would use manley or carrillo rods. pistons i would choose based on what or how youll be prepping the cylinder walls.

 

i was going to chime in with Carrillos

 

oliver

 

I would suggest Buschur JE spec pistons as you can get a drop in piston and Crower rods.

I would suggest to upgrade the valve springs also. Supertech dual springs would be a good bet with the cam your running and rpm you want to run.