Seems there is alot of hear say on this board. I again am new here, but it seems without anyone actually pushing the limits of teh rods, how can one say what the limits are. Rods will not spontaneously combust or break once a mgical number is laid down. Mainly the concern with my experience is RPM and trying to prevent any preignition and/ot detonation. Having been into teh import community since 1996 there has always been "You cant's" But they are always proven sooner or later. You can't make a 1.8l make 800horsepower its not possible their is not size rod that can do that. The stock rods are too weak in that 3sgte (toyota 4 cyl) to go up to 9500rpm and make over 500+ whp. The aluminum block of teh sr20 cannot handle the cylinder pressure of 30+ psi without cracking... You can't make 1000+ whp on a stock toyota short block. All have been proven wrong. Why? Because someone had the balls to try something new. i seriously doubt the extra 20 ft lbs of torque you guys are talking about is going to bend stress teh rods anymore than with 20ft lbs less. I have been readin thsi board alot and have respect for three main people, Demon, Warmonger and Keyser, all have tried things and some work, some don't. Great, so now you guys have starting points. I know boost hasn't been around much in yoru community but thats why you guys should try it out, test your motor see what it really has. Prove to people that teh mustang isn't teh only car with a powerful and strong motor. Someone has to step up and really see what it can do before you go and say it can't handle it. Bench racing is for bench racers... Get off the bench!!!
That is all... And oh yeah flame suit is on and ready.
As long as you can control detonation and do not sustain max rpm for extended periods of time i would say you guys are in teh clear. Hell your rods are twice if not three times teh size of d16z rods and they can handle 350 ft lbs of tq stock... And teh stock rod ratio is terrible something like 1.9, not to mention teh pistons speed at 7500rpm is well over optimum...
