My 91 talon is stripped down for an engine rebuild, my budget won't stand for a set of forged JE or ROSS pistons, but I can swing a set of '95 OEM pistons. what are the exact modifications that have to be performed on the '91 rods to accept the '95 piston swap?? I've searced high and low on these forums and can only find general terms like "the small end hole must be enlarged and the small end of the rod must be made a little narower"

I would prefer to give my machine shop guys some specific instructions to make it less likely that they will mess up my engine.

anyone know what the exact mods are to the '91 rods??

Thanks in advance,
Johnnytsi

John, if you don't have a machine shop lined up already you can talk to Brad Smith at Xact machining. He has done it for quite a few nwdsmers. I don't have his address or number handy, but you could email Frank Cosentino (also in Everett), [email protected]. I know Brad did Frank's engine.
Brad also did my friend Todd's 91 shortblock, it has about 10k on it now. Runs very strong with 195psi compression across the board.

Originally posted by johnnytsi
I would prefer to give my machine shop guys some specific instructions to make it less likely that they will mess up my engine.

anyone know what the exact mods are to the '91 rods??

Thanks in advance,
Johnnytsi

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A good machine shop will be able to figure it out on their own.

Awesome!!

Thanks for the details Kevin, and the tip about a DSM Knowledgeable shop X-Act machining in my area was great, the white pages listed them as being in Bothel, WA (425) 487-4325 I'll definately bring my machine work to them.

Thanks for the info,
John Wood

Originally posted by johnnytsi
Awesome!!

Thanks for the details Kevin,

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-N/P, but you should thank the person who make that site.