Rods

Amyers · Oct 14, 2013

What hp is everyone seeing factory rod failures??

Derek@Vision Diesel · Oct 14, 2013

All power levels, depending on tuning. Torque in the lower RPMs is the killer.

Seems like tuning has come a long ways though, many have made 500+ semi reliably now. Only time will tell

Amyers · Oct 14, 2013

Yeah I was just wondering the limit of the factory rod. But your right with the right tuning they are lasting.

imelmo · Oct 14, 2013

Derek@Vision Diesel said:
All power levels, depending on tuning. Torque in the lower RPMs is the killer.

Seems like tuning has come a long ways though, many have made 500+ semi reliably now. Only time will tell

Didn't H&S get up to 800+ on a stock engine and it never blew? I thought they were still driving it too.

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Derek@Vision Diesel · Oct 14, 2013

imelmo said:
Didn't H&S get up to 800+ on a stock engine and it never blew? I thought they were still driving it too.

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Sure thing! Which is fantastic, can't wait to see it pushed farther. Only takes time to get it perfected so everyone can do the same

WHY NOT · Oct 15, 2013

imelmo said:
Didn't H&S get up to 800+ on a stock engine and it never blew? I thought they were still driving it too.

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Yes the motor was making just over 600 w/o the nitrous and as far as I know is still together on the stock rods . Single turbo with dual fuelers just above the 600 hp mark, on 40's

Amyers · Oct 15, 2013

I completely forgot about that ha. I'm thinking of doing elites 6.0 rods for now, I don't think I'll ever go over 650.

imelmo · Oct 15, 2013

Amyers said:
I don't think I'll ever go over 650.

People say things like that all the time. I said I was gonna keep my current truck stock other than a tuner when I got it. :lookaround:

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Amyers · Oct 15, 2013

I know what you mean lol. I've said that about all the trucks I've had. This truck is really just a tow pig, if I'm not at school its usually hooked to a 32ft cattle trailer or a 35ft gooseneck.

4EverBoosted1 · Oct 15, 2013

If I were you I wouldn't bother putting in 6.0 rods... I would just put carillos and be done. If you are gonna go through all that work why not do it right?

Amyers · Oct 15, 2013

Yea I guess.

Amyers · Oct 15, 2013

Just 3k for rods is gonna hurt lol

imelmo · Oct 15, 2013

Amyers said:
Just 3k for rods is gonna hurt lol

Pulling the engine twice will hurt more.

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TXGLASSMAN · Oct 15, 2013

3k for rods plus another 3500-4k for the labor part of it

so rods is a 7k minimum unless you do it yourself

Amyers · Oct 15, 2013

Yeah. I've dropped about 6k on it in the past two weeks. Thats not even counting the turbo, and turbo kit.

4EverBoosted1 · Oct 15, 2013

What turbo kit did you order?

Morgan@Midwest Diesel & Auto · Oct 15, 2013

I wouldn't do 6.0 rods. If spending the money might as well do it right. I personally use the R&R rods. We stock them for most powerstrokes. To this day we nor any other shop have ever had one bend or break.