Word! Thats in my price range, I dont want to build my engine but if it went I could justify that kinda money so I could turn it up more!
BC connecting rods for the D Max
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For about 2k I'd save up a little longer and go with proven rods. Not saying these won't hold up but I know when I build another motor I won't be testing anything that May or may not hold up. It's a lot of money to have something happen because you cheaped out on the most important part of your build.
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I agree completely on using a known set of rods for such an expencive part of the build.I have been in contact with a fellow member that is pulling his built motor and returning to stock,he has a set of carrillos thet have been paid fora couple of months and i have been patiant due to his situation but now i dont think he wants to seperate hie block.i have the option of buying the built short block but i dont want to spend another 2k not to mension i have no idia how to get a motor over the border.if i decide to buy the block has anyone transported a motor from us to canada?
I agree completely on using a known set of rods for such an expencive part of the build.I have been in contact with a fellow member that is pulling his built motor and returning to stock,he has a set of carrillos thet have been paid fora couple of months and i have been patiant due to his situation but now i dont think he wants to seperate hie block.i have the option of buying the built short block but i dont want to spend another 2k not to mension i have no idia how to get a motor over the border.if i decide to buy the block has anyone transported a motor from us to canada?
if the "son" went out on his own and is undercutting his own "dad" on pricing, has yet to get the tooling together, and is already putting them on the market for the public to buy, i wouldnt trust them. Not to metion he stated you "just trust him cause daddy tought me how to build rods". that aint how it works.
this should be interesting none the less if someone trys them.
Well, I have no experience to comment on Rods. But I can tell you from first hand personal experience that longstanding business's get lazy as they get older. Even if the product is 110% proven, with little competition it doesn't take much for business owners to get a chip on there shoulder and not pay attention to the bottom line and make it VERY easy for one of there own disgruntled employees/family members with intimate knowledge to break off and undercut them with the same quality part.
For $1500 I'd say it's worth it to take a certain amount of risk. $2000 is to close to the price of the others already on the market. I feel like these rods would be fine but I'd probably just put my build off one more month and save the extra cash needed to buy what's already working.
For $1500 I would buy a set today. But if I wanted to spend $2000+ I would pony up for carillos. BC seems to be trying to target the same market as Manley and I haven't heard of too many build with manley rods. I told the sales guy that the cheapest option for duramax rods right now is manleys at $2200 and he said he could beat it, but not by more than $1-200. I also messaged the ebay vendor to see if they actually had these rods in stock and I haven't received a message back yet.
I have a hard time believing the pioneers of this new rod will leave much money on the table. Like someone mentioned, 1-200 less than current offerings no more.
I wish someone would target a market for duramax owners 600-800hp area. Any more then 600hp to me is enough to have fun but yet not blow apart every stock drivetrain part. LML rods still arent proven but seem to do fine up to the 700hp mark. I may take the plunge for some of them, but if someone sells a aftermarket rod set up for 1500 dollars i will be alllll over that
Unless they can build a more than capable rod of handling just as much as others and want to undercut everyone else.... not saying thats the case but of it is more power to em. We need more competition in our industry to bring prices in line because its just expensive as hell to play with these trucks and I think thats what stops alot of people from touching the motors.
Thats because there is no background with them.I went manleys as I could get them quicker by more then 4 weeks where I am from my distributor these are in my sub 900hp build you guys reckon they will be alright? Just there is alot of down talk about them
I dont think anyone even knows how many sets of Manleys have been installed or could even give an educated guess.
So nobody knows how they are holding up b/c nobody who has used them gives any feedback.
As for the DT rods, I seem to remember when they were announced that there was some debate over the material used. It wasnt 4340 to start with. Then the fiasco about heat treating. Then the engine explosions. All those people who got ripped off b/c of piss-poor parts...geezus.
Its too expensive for most people to build these engines ONCE, let alone have to rebuild TWICE. Thats why nobody who's been in this game for more than a couple years would trust anything but proven parts. Period.
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I dont understand why a company like that just give 10 or 15 rods out to some builder and see if they hold up. If they sell rods and they say all the B.S that they will hold power then why not give them out and prove to the public or even pay some people to have them run the rods. It would help them sell rods alot faster and prove that their design is worth it.
I think the Manley rods are doing just fine. I think SoCalDiesel carries them. They would know if there were any failures. Call Guy or Lorenzo.
All the supercharged Cobras came with them from the factory.
All the supercharged Cobras came with them from the factory.