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**Goat Blower** · 04-21-2006

Sorry to hear that guys. Nothing sucks more than putting your heart, soul and wallet into a big project, and to have a problem with it. Some of us have been there, it sucks.

-Speculation hat on-
I don't think it's a normal rod issue. I can't say for sure since I don't know 3S motors, but DSM rods have been proven to easily handle 125whp per hole with careful tuning. I can't imagine Mitsu went way cheaper on the rods in the 3s', so just by those numbers, 750whp shouldn't be out of the question for stock rods. Did you have the rods magnafluxed? I'm thinking there might have been an imperfection in that one rod. I guess only disassembly will tell.
-speculation hat off-

04-21-2006	#220
Goat Blower aka Goodbye Asteroids Champion! Beach Squirter Champion! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: under the car Drives: Taylor Made R15 Posts: 7,765	Re: Finally getting stuff done on our cars Sorry to hear that guys. Nothing sucks more than putting your heart, soul and wallet into a big project, and to have a problem with it. Some of us have been there, it sucks. -Speculation hat on- I don't think it's a normal rod issue. I can't say for sure since I don't know 3S motors, but DSM rods have been proven to easily handle 125whp per hole with careful tuning. I can't imagine Mitsu went way cheaper on the rods in the 3s', so just by those numbers, 750whp shouldn't be out of the question for stock rods. Did you have the rods magnafluxed? I'm thinking there might have been an imperfection in that one rod. I guess only disassembly will tell. -speculation hat off- __________________ 2009 Corvette Z51-SOLD 1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX-SOLD 2013 BMW Z4-Current summer hooptie 2017 GMC Yukon-Current winter hooptie Last edited by Goat Blower; 04-21-2006 at 01:21 PM..