well.. she is down for a while this time..

my gto spunn a berring... so i pulled the motor this morning..ripping off the head's and taking them to get port and polished and get some big ass cams on it.. the ones from Ips.. I still need some rods.. any one know where to get some for a good deal?? I still need to order a bunch of crap for my car so I know its going to be down for a while...I will post some pictures today..

rarely do people ask where to buy high performance internal engine parts "for a good deal". engine internals, especially if forged, aren't going to be cheap. i know Crower and Pauter both make rods for our cars. don't recall the prices, but i'm sure you could call or check out the websites of Dynamic Racing, IPS, 3SX, LSE Performance, or if you want THE best, talk to Ray Pampena at Pampena Motorsports. personally, i would stray from 3SX b/c of their cutthroat business practice and they tend to inflate prices a LOT. i would stick with IPS, LSE, and Pampena.

you get what you pay for, but there aren't many options for engine internals, so you'll only have a handful of prices to pick from.

yeah.. I ment good deal.. not cheep.. haha new crower rods.. are crower rods.. like you said.. ips kills 3sx parts prices there for ips would be a good deal thats what i ment..

Sorry to hear that man, good luck gathering the funds :-o

and dont forget ebay for internals:grinno: :screwy:

haha yeah.. ebay internals FTW :screwy: :nono:

that sux to hear man...but it sounds like you've got a good jump on it. motor rebuilds are the most fun thing you can do on a car IMO.

so are the clevite's really an upgrade from the OEM ones? Is it better to get oversized ones?

I dont think oversize is any better.. speeking off.. do I need to change any thing about building this motor if I am running High High boost?? differant torque specs of anything??

you should never change the torque specs unless specifically instructed to do so by an aftermarket part. the stock motor are good AT LEAST up to 30 psi and probably more, but people have never really gone beyond that point b/c after ~800 AWHP the cranks and bearings fail. plus, at that power level turbos have been upgraded to larger ones that push more cfm at a lower boost.

so many factors to take in when doing a rebuild. i highly suggest you do some reading over on 3Si BEFORE you start the rebuild. your hp goals will determine the parts (internals) you'll need.

Yeah.. I agree I should reed some more before I buy every thing.. I mean the stock bottem end has proved itself for over 650awhp.. but I want a bullit prof engine. any good links over there on 3si? I have a hard time serching over there.. not sure if its my computer or if it's my computer related retardness.. haha I will do some more searching tonight.. thanks

does any one sell oil pumps that are better then factory for our cars?
and does any one know any thing about 3sx custom rods? good? bad? ok?

No aftermarket oi l pumps unless you configure a dry sump set upl

Damn!

I hate to hear that man. :shakehead

At least you're making the best of a crappy situation. Everyone loves forced upgrades. :)