98glt-5 Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 I was sitting at work thinking about how somewhere I read that the '00 V70R had the strongest rods for that generation. My question is, would they fit in a 98 2.3 liter? I work at a dealer so my cost per rod is about 100 bucks. I'm running a 16t obviously and probably never going to change it to anything bigger. So if they fit, would it be better to go aftermarket, or just pop those in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudge_Brownie Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 They might be, but I'm pretty sure there's zero debate that they are still not as strong as the RSI rods most people are using, which also happen to be ~$100/rod. If you never plan to go bigger than a 16T and feel confident in your abilities to maintain your car, I don't see a reason to upgrade your rods at all given the labor and cost involved. Unless you want headroom for the future or have bad compression. Since this seems relevant, what's the cost for rings and bearings? I haven't look at that info in a little while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98glt-5 Posted March 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 The labor would be all me, since I'd be doing it at work, and for me it would just be a sense of security thats all. Ill check the bearings in a few minutes and post back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicaljake Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 yeah... for the same price i would deffinatly go with the RSI rods..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98glt-5 Posted March 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Ring kit about 36.00, Main bearings about 20 bucks, and rod bearings at about 40. Just trying to get some opinions here too, and also checking to see if they fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Seriously, same price for forged h-beams. F the '00R rods, go hbeams, use your discount on rings/pistons/bearings/etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98glt-5 Posted March 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Looks like thats the plan then, hbeam +o em parts will be going in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekone Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Yeah, I agree with everyone else. If you get in on the group buy it's $400 shipped for all 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongle Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 H-beams. From what I understand they are the same rods as the t5 and the only reason that they don't get klobbered by the 19t is that me7 is much more advanced engine management system. Rumor turned into fact via interwebs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jschaefer7406 Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 From what I understand they are the same rods as the t5 ...and the GLT for that matter. I'm sure I will be "wrong" somehow on this, but VADIS shows the same P/N's for the crank, rods, and head castings for ALL '99- 5 cylinder turbo engines (LPT, HPT, AND R). Only differences for the R are the pistons (of course due to the lower compression ratio) and intake camshaft. Not sure where the "facts" originated regarding the "weaker" LPT internals, but the part numbers don't lie. Anyway, just wanted to share that Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dongle Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 ...and the GLT for that matter. I'm sure I will be "wrong" somehow on this, but VADIS shows the same P/N's for the crank, rods, and head castings for ALL '99- 5 cylinder turbo engines (LPT, HPT, AND R). Only differences for the R are the pistons (of course due to the lower compression ratio) and intake camshaft. Not sure where the "facts" originated regarding the "weaker" LPT internals, but the part numbers don't lie. Anyway, just wanted to share that Joe Right, I was going to say that about the p/n's but wasn't certain. I do think that the head's from the '00r and the '99 glt are different though. Just inspecting from the top town with the plug cover off, they are not the same... but I'm getting off topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsterns Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 I was sitting at work thinking about how somewhere I read that the '00 V70R had the strongest rods for that generation. My question is, would they fit in a 98 2.3 liter? I work at a dealer so my cost per rod is about 100 bucks. I'm running a 16t obviously and probably never going to change it to anything bigger. So if they fit, would it be better to go aftermarket, or just pop those in? They might be the strongest, but if your doing any mods, most likely not strong enough, (voice of experience), go with H-beans, RSI's or Lars, GB or not, a very reasonable price for a quality product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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