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[98vtec]

 

[bigdaddyvtec]

You can have that aluminum shit... They look nice, but no thank you... I bet Levi will nom nom nom them though, THEYRE SOOOO SHINY!!!  LOL

[98vtec]

trying to pull the bling factor for my nigs LOL

[DasPoop]

completely impractical for street use.

[98vtec]

completely impractical for street use.

why is that?  and dont bring in some bullshit you read on the internet.

[SloS13]

completely impractical for street use.

why is that?  and dont bring in some bullshit you read on the internet.

I'm assuming that you're saying they're practical for street use (on the internet)

[98vtec]

who is going to prove me wrong?

the guy who made my rods has been doing this for i dont know how long.  These rods have held up to 1000whp motors when put in the correct conditions.  If they can take that kind of power, why cant they take regular street use (low cylinder pressures) when put in the conditions needed and have bearing clearances to compensate for the expansion rate?

[DasPoop]

tried aluminum rods in a all motor single cam. you need an oil heater just to start the motor. they will shrink up when cold and grip your crank. very hard to keep clearances i mean sure there good for a race motor because there light weight but when you have to fuck around for 15min just to start the car kinda takes the drunken taco bell runs out of the equation.

[98vtec]

i have a DD for that.

did you live in a cold natured climate?

[michigan_soler]

When an engine operates at 200-ish temp.... any air temp is cold.

[DasPoop]

When an engine operates at 200-ish temp.... any air temp is cold.

this

[ryan89crx]

Since aluminum expands so much, what temp do the rods need be in order to correctly check bearing clearances?

[DasPoop]

i had mine clearanced when both the crank and rods were brought to 220* but i had just enough slack to where i would start my car up around 190* and it would be ~200 when i went into the burn out box be 220 after the burnout box. dont get me wrong motor will rev great but its very tough to build one and keep it together. After 2 import wars races I ditched the rods and sold them in favor for stock massaged and shot peened d16 rods. after that i had piece of mind starting my car. 

[98vtec]

When an engine operates at 200-ish temp.... any air temp is cold.

what does that have to do with cold starts?  operating temps are not the concern.

[bigdaddyvtec]

The short answer is that aluminum rods are not practical for regular street use. I dont need to argue why as Im pretty sure you KNOW why which is why its retarded youre asking in the first place....

[DasPoop]

When an engine operates at 200-ish temp.... any air temp is cold.

what does that have to do with cold starts?  operating temps are not the concern.

it means that it doesnt matter what climate you have cold starts are going to be a problem

[98vtec]

The short answer is that aluminum rods are not practical for regular street use. I dont need to argue why as Im pretty sure you KNOW why which is why its retarded youre asking in the first place....

eh, we'll see.  Bill Miller told me he didnt see any reason why they couldnt be used for street.  This isnt a street car anyway so it doesnt really matter.

[DasPoop]

The short answer is that aluminum rods are not practical for regular street use. I dont need to argue why as Im pretty sure you KNOW why which is why its retarded youre asking in the first place....

eh, we'll see.  Bill Miller told me he didnt see any reason why they couldnt be used for street.  This isnt a street car anyway so it doesnt really matter.

better buy a shit ton of rod bearings or an oil heater. another good practice is to buy a oil pressure primer canister which will build oil pressure prior to start up so you dont scuff your bearings. bisi uses a setup like this on his motors

[bigdaddyvtec]

accusump

[98vtec]

The short answer is that aluminum rods are not practical for regular street use. I dont need to argue why as Im pretty sure you KNOW why which is why its retarded youre asking in the first place....

eh, we'll see.  Bill Miller told me he didnt see any reason why they couldnt be used for street.  This isnt a street car anyway so it doesnt really matter.

better buy a shit ton of rod bearings or an oil heater. another good practice is to buy a oil pressure primer canister which will build oil pressure prior to start up so you dont scuff your bearings. bisi uses a setup like this on his motors

thanks for the insight, i will look into it

[DasPoop]

accusump

Thank you bdvt.

[98vtec]

accusump

Thank you bdvt.

just looked it up.  Pretty straight forward and really not all that expensive.  I'll talk to BME about it when the time gets closer.

thanks again.

[Joseph Davis]

Goforth has two sets of those upstairs for BBC, been collecting dust for a while.

[N1 Andy]

Same thing I said about Kevin's SF outlaw car, seems like alot of headache for 500 rpm's.  I've been to BME's website and read alot about them being "streetable" I still don't buy it.

[Robb]

My BB Nova sports a set of Alu rods. No problems cranking.
Then again, the starter has more torque than most 4 cylinders make lol.   ;D