Raj_FRST

as above, which ones are best quality??

any advice or comments will be most appreciated

blueskies85

havent come into use with farndon or pec but have you considered eagle? They give a guarunteed power limit on there rods, something like 6 to 900 horses, mental ay? Im sure pec and farndon are great but I cant comment as I have never used them.
Used eagles in my civic b16 turbo i built and they were awesome, mega mega well up for boost, had well over 300 hp.

legend289

We use Farndon constantly and have never had a problem. We probably get 24 sets a year, is PEC the same as Phoenix engineering? If so we have had big problems with them, be warned!!

Raj_FRST

not too sure, they are called performance engine components, they do a lot of wossner piston deals on ebay, spoke on the phone to them and they sound like they know there stuff, ive never used them or farndon, these are the only 2 i have to choose from, my engine was supposed to have farndon rods but never did, the engine builder is now deciding which ones to use, if I can find out which are the best then I will push for them

G2RSR

for what engine ?

blueskies85

most steel rods nowadays are good to be honest. I can recommend eagles first hand but you are after farndon or pec so that doesnt really help. Sorry I cant be of more use

Mark Shead

I only use Arrow.

Mark

Mark Shead

But if it was only between the 2 it would be Farndon.

Mark

pa_sjo

Farndon are the better rod.. they use a superior small end bush, however i've never seen a PEC type rod fail when used properly, so who knows.

Chip

iTrader: (3)

Arrow
Farndon
PEC
Eagle
Chocolate
Standard Evo rods


Thats the order I would put them in personally.

Raj_FRST

new 2.0 zetec block
micro polished crank
accralite pistons
stage 2 head
gotech
stage 3 t3 turbo

hoping for around the 220 bhp mark with plenty of torque, I want the engine to be reliable hence going for forged pistons and steel rods

Badman38

iTrader: (2)

if you are only looking for 220bhp then steel rods would be a waste of money if setup well you wont have any problems with standard rods.. i was always told revs kills rods and power unless you will be hitting 7000rpm plus constantly

sean