Eclipse Turbo Rods and Pistons
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Re: Eclipse Turbo Rods and Pistons
Originally Posted by VADA9
Does anybody with past experince know the best setup/brand for rods and pistons for the 4G63 for big boost?
A lot of people have a million different opinions on piston rod combo's. John Shepard runs Crower/Ross setup, thats a 8 sec piston rod combo
Then you have Dave Buschur and his 8.9 run in his conquest, thats a JE Crower Setup. Keep in mind that on their conquest, hte wastegate barely even opens in the 1/4 since they run so much boost. Just something to think about.
Here is the list of Pistons and Rods for our cars, feel free to add to it if i leave one off.
Pistons: Arias, Weisco, JE, Ross, AEM
Rods: Grode, Crower, Pauter, Eagle, Carillo A-beam, Carillo H-beam, AEM
Thats all of the ones i know of, Grode will be the most expensive, lightest! If i build another motor that is the rods im gonna use.
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Re: Eclipse Turbo Rods and Pistons
Like he said, it depends on what you call big boost. From what I have heard the best bang for the buck is going to bea eagle rods on wiseco pistons. It's good for holding down a good amount of power. Thats what I would go for unless you are trying to push over the 550 hp mark.
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Re: Eclipse Turbo Rods and Pistons
If you plan on running over 20psi of boost I would avoid any factory pistons. Stock 1G rods will handle around 475 flywheel hp, but I would have them checked by a machinist before using them. If you plan on a pump gas friendly driver I would keep the comp ratio under 8.5:1. I have had exceptional luck with JE pistons. For rods I have used Eagles and Olivers. Eagles are a good rods and an upgrade from factory 1Gs, but I feel the Olivers are a better construction and better suited for extreme dutuies(over 700hp).
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