CAT forged rods $299 @ 949Racing
02-03-2008, 09:04 PM
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Besides costing about 60% less?
They're a copy. I'm not a metalurgist or engine specialist so I can't tell precisely how they differ. I have not heard of or read a report of a rod related failure with any CAT application so they must be doing something right. FWIW, Carillo bought out a small private label firm that was importing the very same CAT rods but marketing under another name. I believe they were seling them for like $450-ish. The CAT is kind of overbuilt, weighing not much less than the OE rod. Seeing as the rod ratio of the B series motors is so low, that makes good engineering sense. It's not going to rev to 9k, it's gonna see some crazy boost and sketchy DIY engine management (det threshold) that quickly destroys the stock sintered rods.
They're a copy. I'm not a metalurgist or engine specialist so I can't tell precisely how they differ. I have not heard of or read a report of a rod related failure with any CAT application so they must be doing something right. FWIW, Carillo bought out a small private label firm that was importing the very same CAT rods but marketing under another name. I believe they were seling them for like $450-ish. The CAT is kind of overbuilt, weighing not much less than the OE rod. Seeing as the rod ratio of the B series motors is so low, that makes good engineering sense. It's not going to rev to 9k, it's gonna see some crazy boost and sketchy DIY engine management (det threshold) that quickly destroys the stock sintered rods.
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02-03-2008, 11:14 PM
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i'm an engineer. how about we call it 450 bhp for these rods? just as a random guess.
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