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Stuart Clark
04-08-2009, 23:01
What the hell, i am gonna go for it, where's the best place for steel rods, the only ones i can track down are PEC at 475?
Andrew Cooke
04-08-2009, 23:07
I got mine for Jacquemin tuning, but they were a lot more than that, but less than fardon wanted for a custom set :)
mike r5 gtt
04-08-2009, 23:18
prima racing offer afew sets might b worth a look!
Mudslinger
04-08-2009, 23:22
I got mines from here http://www.pauter.com/billet_rods.htm

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/album.php?albumid=145&pictureid=5633
markey b
05-08-2009, 00:38
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Conrods-Renault-5-GT-Turbo-connecting-rod-Pleuel-Bielle_W0QQitemZ400063355849QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item5d25a25bc9&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

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5teve L
05-08-2009, 09:02
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Conrods-Renault-5-GT-Turbo-connecting-rod-Pleuel-Bielle_W0QQitemZ400063355849QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item5d25a25bc9&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

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Pretty sure those don't fit properly without machining....
allanr5gtt
05-08-2009, 11:06
i have cunningham rod's but they are not cheap

http://www.cunninghamrods.com/index.html
rs250nut
05-08-2009, 11:42
A lot of the big power zetec and y.b people use arrow, dont know if they do anything for the humble c1j, might be worth a look.
tiff_lee
05-08-2009, 11:56
I take it steel rods are a requirement for big power engines? if so what kind of power level would we be talking?
Andrew Cooke
05-08-2009, 12:01
I take it steel rods are a requirement for big power engines? if so what kind of power level would we be talking?

don't worry about it until you get well over 300hp
tiff_lee
05-08-2009, 12:05
Blimey you can squeeze that out of a c1j lump, nice
Andrew Cooke
05-08-2009, 12:17
Blimey you can squeeze that out of a c1j lump, nice

no, you won't get anywhere near that
tiff_lee
05-08-2009, 12:27
lol oh so they are a pretty pointless purchase then? just for bragging rights or piece of mind?
5teve L
05-08-2009, 14:00
No just for people that spend a shed load of time, blood, tears, sweat & money getting thier 5's to hit low 11 sec quarters :wasntme:
Lots of tuning & a bit of NOS.... not for the novice tuner ;)
markey b
05-08-2009, 15:40
no, you won't get anywhere near that

stuart clarke? ;)
The new Bill J
05-08-2009, 15:43
stuart clarke? ;)

His name's not Stuart Clark is it? ;)

I think the key word in Andy's sentence was the "you" (meaning no disrespect to Tiff) :)
RICHIE
05-08-2009, 17:18
i got mine from wossner they were a freebe in the end after i argued that they had there measurments wrong they were around the 700 quid mark
rs250nut
05-08-2009, 17:25
i got mine from wossner they were a freebe in the end after i argued that they had there measurments wrong they were around the 700 quid mark



Sounds like alot of cash to me, pec do a piston and rod deal for 900 notes
RICHIE
05-08-2009, 17:34
Sounds like alot of cash to me, pec do a piston and rod deal for 900 notes


has anyone run the pec pistons yet im sure mart ran je pistons i know wossners have been used also what about accralite
rs250nut
05-08-2009, 17:42
has anyone run the pec pistons yet im sure mart ran je pistons i know wossners have been used also what about accralite

The pistons from pec are wossners.
tiff_lee
05-08-2009, 17:52
I think the key word in Andy's sentence was the "you" (meaning no disrespect to Tiff) :)
Eh, so what he meant I couldnt get 300bhp? I'm not trying to road legal would be a nice start I was merely asking questions based on what has been said.
The new Bill J
05-08-2009, 18:05
Eh, so what he meant I couldnt get 300bhp?

I don't know that for certain, you'll have to check with Andy. As I said though, I wasn't trying to offend with what I said.

The thing is, despite what the tuners tell you, there are very, very few 5's out there with over a genuine 300bhp. Stuart Clark has spent a lot of time (read years), money, trial and error, and it's cost him blood, sweat and tears, to get to where he's got with his engine/car. He's at a level that very few will ever get to! :cool:
Dave Reed
05-08-2009, 20:06
Well I'll add my two pence worth. I run Wossner rods and pistons. Seem ok, well not had any issues yet! I'll report back when I up the gas. But then I never had any issue's with standard one's either, although never used the gas on them.

O and some machining work is required to fit the wossner rods.
RICHIE
05-08-2009, 20:33
Well I'll add my two pence worth. I run Wossner rods and pistons. Seem ok, well not had any issues yet! I'll report back when I up the gas. But then I never had any issue's with standard one's either, although never used the gas on them.

O and some machining work is required to fit the wossner rods.

not anymore they have changed it since there last catalogue they had the bearing sizes wrong:crap: so they were a to tight and locked the crank so i got the literature from 3 other websites and various bearing suppliers they sent me the deatils i forwarded them to wossner who send me new rods and said i could keep the old which i had machined and sold on.
tiff_lee
05-08-2009, 21:22
I don't know that for certain, you'll have to check with Andy. As I said though, I wasn't trying to offend with what I said.

The thing is, despite what the tuners tell you, there are very, very few 5's out there with over a genuine 300bhp. Stuart Clark has spent a lot of time (read years), money, trial and error, and it's cost him blood, sweat and tears, to get to where he's got with his engine/car. He's at a level that very few will ever get to! :cool:
None taken mate, you pretty much covered everything there I wanted to know :)
Rob@Backyardracing
05-08-2009, 22:45
Blah.... Cheap Chinese parts FTW.......:)
Dave Reed
05-08-2009, 23:02
Blah.... Cheap Chinese parts FTW.......:)


The only problem with these is that they come packed in rice!! lol
philr5t
05-08-2009, 23:06
i got a deal with woosner £650 for steel rods and forged pistons the rods were £150 but only if you purchase them with the pistons
Mart
05-08-2009, 23:09
Has anyone actually exploited the limits of the o.e rods yet?

They're pretty bulletproof as is in fairness.
Scoff
06-08-2009, 00:00
Has anyone actually exploited the limits of the o.e rods yet?

They're pretty bulletproof as is in fairness.

Stuart has bent a few of his.
Stuart Clark
06-08-2009, 13:31
Stuart has bent a few of his.

Bent no1 and no4, I am going to try a few different ideas but would like a bit more peace of mind that the steel rods would hopefully give. It would seem that PEC are the best option in the uk, would you all agree?? Its either those or stick with OE rods..........:):confused:;)
Dave Reed
06-08-2009, 14:39
as previously said I run them and they haven't given me no trouble, yet lol.

Do you know why you bent your rods?