Hey guys I just started getting into Evos and I traded in my 04 sti for an 06 Evo 9. I spun a rod bearing and warped the crank so I'm having a Manley crank and eagle forged rods put on. I know that it comes stock with forged pistons so I'm just wondering how much power it should hold? Any opinions? Thanks!

 

It depends on a lot of factors. I still can't for the life of me see why people rebuild a bottom end and put in Eagle rods. From everything I've read and seen people run the stock rods up to around 4-450 (some more, some break at less) and Eagle not much higher than that, 500 maybe? There are a lot of rods you can get for a few hundred more that can hold almost anything you can throw at them. The stock crank has been used on cars putting out over 800hp with no issues also.

 

Ok thanks. And you think I should do something other than eagle? The only reason I went with them is because that's what the shop recommended

 

I think the response was saying while the Eagle rods may be fine for the intended setup, other options may provide more "headroom" should your setup change in the future.

I have heard people say - "do it right or do it twice" and I believe that is what 05blue8 is trying to prevent.