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sam69 · 01-03-2015, 02:50 AM

Anybody had any experience with Skunk2 gear in particular their connecting rods as while searching I came across these ... http://realstreetperformance.com/Sho...35/379-99.html

Look good got all the right sorta ingredients but when I looked at the price I'm thinking are these a bargain or are they

Did a search for reviews and found stuff all.

As said any first hand knowledge would be appreciated.

jay1989 · 01-03-2015, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by sam69

Anybody had any experience with Skunk2 gear in particular their connecting rods as while searching I came across these ... http://realstreetperformance.com/Sho...35/379-99.html

Look good got all the right sorta ingredients but when I looked at the price I'm thinking are these a bargain or are they

Did a search for reviews and found stuff all.

As said any first hand knowledge would be appreciated.

haven't seen these before but the price is pretty damn low compared to other forged rods on the market wonder what the biggest difference is and if anyone is running them.

subd to see if anyone else runs them

robr · 01-03-2015, 11:19 AM

I can't speak about the Skunk2 rods, but Jay and the guys at Real St are all stand-up people - we use them a LOT at my shop (actually got the turbo for my car from them). I'd give them a shout and ask about them. They didn't mention those rods to us at TI a few months ago, so they might not have first hand experience with them yet either, but I could be very wrong.

xwd · 01-03-2015, 01:28 PM

Could just be too new. Skunk2 doesn't list the FA20 as an application on their website yet.

I looked for reviews on the Honda ones and couldn't find much. Certainly much cheaper than anything else out there. I've always read on the Honda side a bunch of those H-beam rods are made by the same Chinese manufacturer, no doubt these are as well.

Fizz · 01-05-2015, 07:28 AM

Surely these will still be much better than the stock rods, and the price point would be very attractive to those not looking for massive power but more about reliability and peace of mind that the block won't be seeing daylight at 7000rpm.

BRZGM3 · 01-13-2015, 09:13 PM

I asked Real Street when I was building my internals and they recommended the Manley Turbo tuff rods. Because that's what they've used with good results on previous builds.

Update: I've got 800 miles on my motor and the extra noise has either gone away or I've gotten used to it lol. No issue's so far. Should be going in for the final tune in a week or so.

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01-03-2015, 02:50 AM	#15
sam69 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: GT 86 Location: australia Posts: 368 Thanks: 84 Thanked 120 Times in 76 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Anybody had any experience with Skunk2 gear in particular their connecting rods as while searching I came across these ... http://realstreetperformance.com/Sho...35/379-99.html Look good got all the right sorta ingredients but when I looked at the price I'm thinking are these a bargain or are they Did a search for reviews and found stuff all. As said any first hand knowledge would be appreciated.

01-03-2015, 11:19 AM	#17
robr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 2013 FRS, with boost by ATS Racing Location: Haslet, TX Posts: 195 Thanks: 20 Thanked 82 Times in 58 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I can't speak about the Skunk2 rods, but Jay and the guys at Real St are all stand-up people - we use them a LOT at my shop (actually got the turbo for my car from them). I'd give them a shout and ask about them. They didn't mention those rods to us at TI a few months ago, so they might not have first hand experience with them yet either, but I could be very wrong.

01-03-2015, 01:28 PM	#18
xwd Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM Subaru BRZ (Subie #9) Location: ATL, US Posts: 2,667 Thanks: 123 Thanked 860 Times in 552 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Could just be too new. Skunk2 doesn't list the FA20 as an application on their website yet. I looked for reviews on the Honda ones and couldn't find much. Certainly much cheaper than anything else out there. I've always read on the Honda side a bunch of those H-beam rods are made by the same Chinese manufacturer, no doubt these are as well.

01-05-2015, 07:28 AM	#19
Fizz Senior Addict Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 86 GT Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 1,217 Thanks: 249 Thanked 336 Times in 215 Posts Mentioned: 12 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Surely these will still be much better than the stock rods, and the price point would be very attractive to those not looking for massive power but more about reliability and peace of mind that the block won't be seeing daylight at 7000rpm.

01-13-2015, 09:13 PM	#20
BRZGM3 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: CBS brz limited Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 180 Thanks: 64 Thanked 30 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I asked Real Street when I was building my internals and they recommended the Manley Turbo tuff rods. Because that's what they've used with good results on previous builds. Update: I've got 800 miles on my motor and the extra noise has either gone away or I've gotten used to it lol. No issue's so far. Should be going in for the final tune in a week or so.

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