Yes!, finally building my block. I have done a search of which way does the eagle forged rods go. I found that the je pistons go with the je emblem towards the exhaust side, but nothing on the rods. They have a number on one side and letters on the other. Can someone tell me how or should I call the manufacturer?
#76401, "RE: Eagle Forged Rods" In response to Reply # 3
Finished the engine on the weekend. I install the rods using the same direction of the stock rods bearings notch. Also, I was a little scare because of the piston slap. I did a search and everybody was suggesting 0.0040" for piston-to-wall clearance. Then I read the instructions and they talk about an extra 0.001" for turbocharged engine. Well I went with 0.0055" for piston-to-wall clearance. Guess what?, everything is OK. The piston slap goes after the engine warms up. And is not that audible or irritating. Now the only thing that I need to buy now is the knock sensor. It broke during installation of engine.
#76406, "RE: Eagle Forged Rods" In response to Reply # 4
Originally posted by customrsturbo Finished the engine on the weekend. I install the rods using the same direction of the stock rods bearings notch. Also, I was a little scare because of the piston slap. I did a search and everybody was suggesting 0.0040" for piston-to-wall clearance. Then I read the instructions and they talk about an extra 0.001" for turbocharged engine. Well I went with 0.0055" for piston-to-wall clearance. Guess what?, everything is OK. The piston slap goes after the engine warms up. And is not that audible or irritating. Now the only thing that I need to buy now is the knock sensor. It broke during installation of engine.
I installed the rods with the notches on the exhaust side.
Also, I used a perfect 0.0040 clearance. But remember that's 0.0020 on each side...
You should be ok with the 0.0055 but it is a little on the high side. What ring end gap did you use?
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