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Old 04-05-2016, 07:45 AM   #15
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our rod weighs in at 413g
stock I believe is 403g
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our rod weighs in at 413g
stock I believe is 403g
A lot better than most which are 500+
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lets just say a certain UK company is planning to release a steel rod that will fit the stock piston very soon
and this rod has already completed a years racing in the Fensport car - winning the toyota championship
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Would you know if said company will be making lightweight rods?
The ones on the market now are significantly heavier than stock.
Pauter made my custom rods as for weight they are 552 grams over all they were much longer than stock around 6MM for my NA build though.
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yes you need to machine 90% of the rods on the aftermarket to fit the stock piston

for some reason the aftermarket designs have yet to catch up with the oem trend of a thinner top strap
Any news on this Matt?
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