[b1lk1]

I believe to do it properly you'd be changing the crank for the longer stroke as well as longer rods to make up for the longer stroke. The pistons are changed for a number of reasons, mostly for forged stuff and sometimes for different designs. Any way you look at it, I would not take my advice definitively for what is needed for a stroked engine since there are other variables and considerations we are not even discussing here like clearancing everything and balancing.

[jakksincorpse]

i just brought up connecting rods cuz your crank and rods are what mainly bog down your engine for speed. change them bad boys out and get forged ones and you basically took off like 70-90lbs in your motor alone. pistons dont weigh anything.. 2lbs at the most and ya they are deff used for induction resistance so they wont break but at the same time thats a flat surface. your rods are like your forearm. too much pressure going on yer hand and snap=] lol not to mention 1 forged piston costs like 60 dollars more than a forged connecting rod

but anywho would changing my rods to a smaller length be a good idea since i'm already turbo'd?? rpm and power=speed so i mean it kinda seems worth giving a try to me.

[b1lk1]

You would not lost 70-90lbs out of ANY engine on the planet Earth by changing to forged rods. In fact, the most you'd probably go either way would be a pound or two TOPS. I know you are trying to learn, but statements like this really do not help you.

Forged pistons are even more important than forged rods in the grand scheme of things since detonation will eat up non-forged pistons quite fast. It would never make sense to ever install one and not the other. You would not even be able to lose more than a single pound with lighter pistons since they can only weigh so little to begin with.

The one thing you COULD change that would make a difference is the flywheel. Changing it to aluminum would help lessen rotational mass and let the engine rev faster.

[shinerstang]

Forged rods weight alot more than stock ones. I might suggest you have your motor professionally built because you don't know how they work.....

[jakksincorpse]

i know how a motor works i just dont understand what forged means. obviously it means they are stronger but is it done thru extensivly curing the metal after its produced into a piston or do they add more nickel and iron to it or what??