The Singled Out Build

Mattf1987 · Apr 21, 2015

04stroker said:
Be careful what you say I might. LOL

Bring it on I'll fly you up....hell I'm in the hole anyway what's another couple hundos?????

DirtyDickGlasshoff · Apr 21, 2015

Well have a spaghetti dinner for the truck fund

04stroker · Apr 21, 2015

Haha I'll fly myself up if anything. Would not even consider you paying for my flight. Lol

TyCorr · Apr 21, 2015

Not to distract from the jovial nature of this thread but is stock rods a good idea on a build. In other words is it worth the 1500 bucks difference to skip billet or forged alloy rods?

forcefed6.4ford · Apr 21, 2015

Depending on hp goals, stock rods are fine.

madman1234509 · Apr 21, 2015

I've said it quite a few times, but I wouldn't tear a bottom end apart to put stock rods back in. The added cost of aftermarket is just another dime in the bucket at that point.

Six_Sloww · Apr 21, 2015

Wait.. What rods are 1500?

TyCorr · Apr 21, 2015

Six_Sloww said:
Wait.. What rods are 1500?

The difference part of the statement is what has you flabbered. Stock rods and billets are about 1500 difference.

I cant see going this far and skipping that. Understandable for cost but I dont think I could not wonder after the fact.

forcefed6.4ford · Apr 21, 2015

If I was pulling the bottom end apart there would be no question. Billets would go in.

TyCorr · Apr 21, 2015

forcefed6.4ford said:
If I was pulling the bottom end apart there would be no question. Billets would go in.

So a guy running stock chargers or an upgraded lp and slightly upgraded fuel doesnt "need" the billet rods?

forcefed6.4ford · Apr 21, 2015

I'm fine. No concerns. But if it's out... Might as well have room to grow.

johnp115 · Apr 21, 2015

TyCorr said:
So a guy running stock chargers or an upgraded lp and slightly upgraded fuel doesnt "need" the billet rods?

Hard to say who needs them and who doesn't, some people have bent them on tune only and some people are on stock rods and pushing 900-1000hp. So it's really just more peice of mind and room to grow in the future.

Id do billet rods but it's also a fact that he dished out 30k or whatever for a truck with a caked motor and you don't buy a truck thinking you'll have to re do the motor before you drive it. So not spending the extra on rods makes sense too.

HOOV3R · Apr 21, 2015

TyCorr said:
So a guy running stock chargers or an upgraded lp and slightly upgraded fuel doesnt "need" the billet rods?

Nope. Switching to a single really helps the bottom end stay alive too. Power at low rpms is really hard on rods.

Mattf1987 · Apr 21, 2015

I'm running stock fuel and a 59/71 so my hp should be around 650 maybe. At that point I feel safe with stock rods. My cost on stock rods was 512$ that is a drastically difference than 3200 for others. I know first hand 2 people running 800+ or minus a few that are and have been on stock rods for some time. It all comes down to tuning in my opinion