I'm not the only one though.
Also, there are other factors that indicate the rod strength is high enough.
Don't you remember when I said I've actually tested 3 different sets of rods to above the 300 HP level. The first engine, then I cracked the pistons on it. Replaced pistons and rod combos and ran that engine. Then changed to a '01 escape 3L and ran that one.
Those pistons and rods have been sustaining over two years of boost and the engine was never set below 300 wHP while I owned it.
So how do you explain that?
While you guys were debating it for the last two years, I was already running boosted for a year on the first motor. This last motor was a year and a half of boost before Ray bought it.
While people were spending years on their buildups I was grinning from ear to ear.
My car never saw less than 200 wHP since 2001. The secret was planning and doing the project in stages to give myself a chance to figure out the effects of each mod, then enjoy it at the same time. It wasn't allways easy but I managed to overall love 95% of every minute with my car. The longest it was ever down was about a month when I was first doing the first 3L swap with the custom heads. Then the last time was with the pipework.
Mostly, I just drove the hell out of it loving every minute of it, and with the money I saved I could still take my woman to Taco Bell
<big spender right?> lol
