nope depends on who you talked to

 

I know glen broke his rod but from the pic it looked like it was forged. Not sure about the pistons though. It is a good thing to try to get companies to make internals but lets be honest all the Cobalt SS/NA's around me are driven by women who look old enough to be my mother. I'm faily certain they aren't looking to mod their car lol.

 

yea i know i figured thats the issue maybe if we shw them love then we can get some..

i know someone that used 2.2 eagle rods.. and had custom pistons made for them..

they also put down alot more whp on the dyno on a stock block then other people have and their rods were in perfect shape when they took them out... their sleeves on the other hand.. not so much

 

I also have some sets of the balance shaft block-off bushings left

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the question is do they work for the LE5 gen II block?

 

They are installed in mine

 

hmm interesting

i didn't konw you had a 2.4

 

i'll throw down for a set of pistons. my piston's days are numbered. 60k boosted miles took their toll.

 

So what's the latest on this?

Is it basically finding someone to make pistons with a 88mm bore instead of 86mm?

What is the wrist pin size of the LE5 vs the LSJ?

 

no idea the wrist pin size

so far I havent heard back from them .. i'll have to hit em up ..

i know you can use eagle 2.2 rods then get custom pistons that can keep the price down but i'd like weisco pistons has any one else emailed them?

 

where would you get the custom pistons made at?

 

where ever you want lol alot of companies will do them.. weisco will for 650 i think

 

call wiesco or performance autowerks

custom pistons 8.8:1 stock bore $650, carrillo rods $1,000, stock sleeves / block, clevite bearings, 60-1 garrett

 

the thing is some people dont want 8.8:1

 

It's awesome to see that you're rebuilding, Glen. What's even more impressive is the power you can reach and most likely will go for using those internals. Keep up the good work!

 

Thanks! I'm super excited since the cars sat all summer, plus well be able to HP tune the car now!

 

What numbers do you plan to push?

 

What pistons are those rods designed for? LSJ or L61 pistons? More specific, what is the pin diameter on those pistons?

 

there for a stock 2.4 motor, im using carrillo rods, and Elec, you can get them in any CR you want

 

Wiseco are an excellent quality product, an OEM manufacturer and have been around for years. Their piston kits are complete with wrist pins, rings and locks. We have had tremendous success with them across the board on various apps. Worth every cent!

Depends on tuning and quality of fuel used for sure. Tuning can break even the best of rods regardless of cost and/or material.

Crowers are expensive rods, but they pride themselves on using USA produced steel unlike K1, Eagle etc whom all use foreign steel. Domestic steel is much more expensive, hence the additional cost of the end product, while foreign steel is a fraction of the price, which allows these companies to offer a much lower cost to the consumer.

Who's to say one is better than the other? You can't in many aspects, but the finishing, honing, weight matching and such IMO should be done here like K1 does. Eagle does it all overseas and as a result, you end up spending a touch more at the machine shop should you want to have the entire rotating assembly balanced.

Carrillos are nice rods, but indeed pricey depending on the design you bought and rod bolt used.

 

interesting so K1 would be a good company to look into you're suggesting?

 

So what is the latest on this thread?

 

Yes! We've made excellent power on them in various other applications.