#2351, "RE: Found Arias Pistons and Eagle Rods on Ebay" In response to Reply # 2 Apr-07-05 03:59 AM by HybriDSM
You know you can get those components separately for cheaper. Eagle rods are $350 and a nice set of 8.3:1 pistons are $400-$450 complete with pins, locks and rings.
And yes, 9:1 is high for a turbo car and would be very very finicky to drive daily.
Please for the love of god, everyone, don't buy your performance parts off of Ebay. There are so many DSM vendors that specialize in this stuff. Use them.
#2352, "RE: Found Arias Pistons and Eagle Rods on Ebay" In response to Reply # 3
Nothing wrong with 9.1 daily if you know how to tune. And no i would never buy piston or rods off ebay. Eagle rods have a bad history with dsms. Go on talk or tuners and do some research.
First, I've never, ever, heard of any problems with Eagle Rods. Ever.
Second, 9:1 is fine, but it will be a lot more finicky that 8.3:1 and much less forgiving to a novice tuner. Remy knows tuning well but the average DSM'er isn't a master tuner so I would advice against 9:1 for someone just getting into the modifying thing and anticipates daily driving the car. It would add another possible complication.
#2356, "RE: Found Arias Pistons and Eagle Rods on Ebay" In response to Reply # 7
Ok I was just looking on SBR and came across Scat connecting rods, I've never heard of Scat before so I'm just kind of curious how good they are. Does anybody know? Thanks again.
#2357, "RE: Found Arias Pistons and Eagle Rods on Ebay" In response to Reply # 8 Apr-08-05 02:50 AM by HybriDSM
Searching for "vendor" in the 1g section would lead you to this in the second thread. It has been posted three or four times in the last 18 months.
"I love SBR, and RRE for parts. They are cheap and have great service. MachV, Extreme Motorsports and Buschur are super expensive relative to their competitiors and of those three, Buschur makes the best parts to buy (MachV and Extreme just buy Buschur parts and resell them).
"Good vendors who have specialized in DSMs for some time, or are current great people to do business with:
Check these places out first to price compare, and also as good places to just see what they written down in terms of tech articles and stuff. If I think of more, I'll post more."
#2358, "RE: Found Arias Pistons and Eagle Rods on Ebay" In response to Reply # 8 Apr-08-05 03:08 AM by HybriDSM
Originally posted by sd240 Ok I was just looking on SBR and came across Scat connecting rods, I've never heard of Scat before so I'm just kind of curious how good they are. Does anybody know? Thanks again.
Scat rods are great, but just stick with Eagle. Eagle is tried and true down the line, so I'd go with them every time if I had to choose between the two.
Piston choice is a different matter because there is more debate on the best pistons available for a 4g. I'd research that until your eyes bleed before making your decision. I recently rebuilt my engine with forged internals, and spent A LOT of time researching before making my final decision based on what I wanted my car to do.
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