Need advice on building bottomend: Added boost and bent rod...what are the options?

[5spd GT]

Well a buddy of mine added boost to his 02 gt and has now bent a rod after a bit of spirited driving Ran quick We know want to build the bottomend up. Would he be okay with adding some forged pistons/rods? Would he have to touch the crank (power level okay) and the block is fine right?

Any suggestions where to get the rod/pistons?

It will have 8psi lbs of boost...and eventually h/c/i. What do you all think that run this?

Thanks

 

[03ghoststang]

your better of replacing the crank to along with the rods and pistons try modular power house i see that alot of people here use that place for parts

 

[derekbollan]

what about goin to the 306 stroker kit with forged crank, rods, pistons. would that be okay with the supercharger or would the compression be to high?

 

[jimfitzgerald]

Buy a built shortblock from Tim and Andy at Modular Powerhouse.

 

[sgarlic]

VT has some nice looking shortblocks..

I'm curious, what sort of boost did you guys add to his '02? What kit, etc? What actually happened that resulted in the bent rod?

 

[derekbollan]

we installed a procharger p-1sc, 2 core intercooler, 8 psi, 42lbs injectors, svt focus fuel pump. The car leaned out, due to bad gas i am sure. As soon as i noticed it leaning out i pushed the clutch in, but it was to late. i noticed a knocking noise and a miss. I got out and u can tell it is a rod knocking.

 

[03ghoststang]

did you do any dyno tuning at all to get set a safe A/F ratio

 

[derekbollan]

Well actually no i hadn't, i was set up to go one day this week, but i didn't make it. The chip had already been tuned before i put it in my car, it was on a car identical to mine and the guy spent $600 to get it dynoed and tuned. Which i will know next time that right when i get it on then i need to go get it tuned, but i didn't this time and there is nothing i can do so o well. Gives me a reason to get a stroker kit and forged pistons, rods, crank.