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• will these rods work on the 1.6 motor by kane66 on 30 Sep, 2008 21:29
• will these rods work on the 1.6 motor
  http://www.rosten-performance.com/pages/h_beam_rods.html
  (the ones on the top)
• #1 by MJF on 30 Sep, 2008 22:54
• Nope. 1,6 rod is 136mm long and pin is 24mm.
• #2 by blkboostedtruck on 01 Oct, 2008 06:05
• Quote from: "kane66"

  will these rods work on the 1.6 motor
  http://www.rosten-performance.com/pages/h_beam_rods.html
  (the ones on the top)

  
  
  can you post the main page looks interesting!
  Duane
• #3 by kane66 on 01 Oct, 2008 11:57
• sure
  http://www.rosten-performance.com
  
  I posted the one page because the vendor uses frames, and it was kinda hard to show what I was talking about.
• #4 by blkboostedtruck on 01 Oct, 2008 12:12
• thanks thats understanable! looks they got conversions to turn a hydro into a mechanical head!
  Duane
• #5 by kane66 on 02 Oct, 2008 08:57
• this guy has a lot of interesting parts... maybe if enough people wanted them he would produce some heavy duty rods for the 1.6... just an idea, as it seems the most common concern of those building high hp 1.6's
• #6 by zukgod1 on 02 Oct, 2008 09:17
• Quote from: "kane66"

  this guy has a lot of interesting parts... maybe if enough people wanted them he would produce some heavy duty rods for the 1.6... just an idea, as it seems the most common concern of those building high hp 1.6's

  
  
  Maybe but if we change the intake manifold so the 2 middle rods weren't getting 80+% of the air bending rods would be less of a issue.
• #7 by saurkraut on 02 Oct, 2008 09:47
• Quote from: "blkboostedtruck"

  thanks thats understanable! looks they got conversions to turn a hydro into a mechanical head!
  Duane

  
  
  Yah, but there is no recess in the top of the lifter to accept the OEM valve shims.
  
  
  Looks like you have to remove the lifter to put their 'lash caps' on the valve stem.  Which means the cam has to come out each time you adjust the valves.   :roll:
  
  And the 'lash caps':
  
  
  
  "the height must be grinded for each application, please specify if it is for exhaust or intake valve"
  
  No thanks.
  
  Maybe I should have pattened my super wizbang seat shims. :shock:
  
  
  
  
  Well, the cat is out of the bag now....