Cheers

NAth

 

with arp rod bolts, they are good for 270bhp

 

cheers matey!!!

Thats what I heard, but needed to be sure!!

 

std crank is good for 400bhp too

 

Cool, thought it was only good for 300!!

What about torque?

 

not sure on max torque but lewis' (B16 TRB) was 379lbs iirc, and i belive that was std crank.

might not be tho

 

oi thats B19 dan!

i was told rods were good for 350hp! but i dont know how tru that was lol!

mine was 280hp & 370ftlb!

Paul said we could of went for 300hp but the torque would b to much for the rods! basically the spike was sendin the torque through the roof! so with proper boost control could of brought the torque down & the hp up!

 

Mine was 288 and 265lb/ft. I'd be more worries about high torque.

 

crank good for nr 500bhp

 

soreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee lewis,,,

you were using forged rods wernt ya??

im pretty sure they are only reliable to 270bhp

 

How much boost can I run on standard rods?? I was going to get Farndon Steel rods anyway, using ARP bolts ect.

 

boost means nothing.

20psi on a standard T3 is not the same thing as 20psi on a T34.

I'd be worried about too much torque and bending the rods.

 

nope i was on stanbdard rods!

if ur usin steel rods m8 u aint gotta worry about nowt! as the crank on a zetec is fookin hooge & as ranj said 500hp capable!

 

I was looking for about 260ish bhp and about the same at least of torque, so going by what you guys have said I should be fine!!

top banana

cheers
nath

 

TBH spend the extra and get a nice set of rods. Only about Ł500-600 ish. Means when you want to go further later you can... and trust me you will want more power!!

Also it's good piece of mind too.

 

as jon said buy the rods m8!

 

Should I buy the farndon rods that burtons stock?

 

farndon!

 

cheers matey!!

 

 

cheers jon!

 

no prob.