Best Piston And Rod Ever

[Silverstrocker]

I just wanted to know what all of us thought was the best performance piston and the best performing rod for a dsm. BY performance i mean reliability, strength, power...you know the reason you would by them over any other.

 

[awd4g63]

Probably the most widespread and proven setup on here is going to be Eagle rods, Wiseco pistons. That's what I'd go with if I were building my motor.

 

[import1]

I know that Pauter Rods are the strongest but they will also put a dent in your wallet. This question is really broad becuase it depends on power goals and the drivability you are looking for(daily driver or weekend/track car). Eagle rods/Wiseco pistons are very good and great for daily driven cars as well from things i have read. But if you are looking for a high hp track car Pauter Rods are the strongest. Im not really sure about the strongest pistons, JE has alot of good products though. My car is a daily driver so i would go with Eagle rods/Wiseco pistons when i build it. Hope that helped.

 

[CorvetteBoy]

Best street setup and also easiest on the wallet would be Eagle/Ross or Wiseco pistons.

 

[Quasimondo]

Being the cheap bastard that I am, a set of six-bolt rods and 2G pistons are my pick.

 

[titogs95]

Being the cheap bastard that I am, a set of six-bolt rods and 2G pistons are my pick.

I fell you Man. I am about to do that!
BTW Did you get away with standart size 2G piston? or You had to get .020" over 2G piston?

 

[Silverstrocker]

Being the cheap bastard that I am, a set of six-bolt rods and 2G pistons are my pick.

do what you can with what you got i like your style, how do you like that setup anyway, my friend is about to do the same

 

[tstkl]

shep uses some aluminum rods. i think you can get them at ffwd
http://www.ffwdconnection.com/rods.shtml
they recomend checking them once a year in case the aluminum streaches or something like that. it talks about it on there site. my guess is those are the highest hp rods you can get for a 4g63

 

[vintagemuscle]

i would stay away from aluminum rods on the street. usually they are track only rods because they they tend to wear and stretch very quickly and in a street driven car it is not practical.

 

[Quasimondo]

I got lucky with standard size pistons, but I jumped the gun on buying them, so if the machine shop were to measure cylinders and found that they needed to be bored out, then I would've been SOL. Don't follow my example.

Depending on how much your machinist charges to have the rods adapted for 2G pistons, you might be better off getting forged pistons. After it was all said and done, with what I paid for 2G pistons, plus the cost of having the rods machined, I was only $100 away from a set of forged pistons.

If you're getting the cylinders bored out, then go with the forged pistons. It might end up being easier on the wallet than having to pay the extra work to get the rods adapted for 2G pistons.

 

[EclipseGST95]

im goin with eagle rods ross pistons