PRY4SNO wrote:Hank told me that most rods come from the same Chinese factory when we were talking the merits between brand x and brand y (think it was scat and dm forged). He said the difference was in the machining at the end of the line... how tight and consistent are the tolerances being what influenced the final pricing the most.
I'd say try it out. Have them balanced before you install them, take note of how close they were to be gone with for future reference. ALH blocks aren't impossible to find, reasonably priced. If you window the block, at least you'd know for next time. As long as your machining costs don't inflate the final costs, though I'd balance rods even if they were Carillo or Pauter. ..
Yes, I have heard that as well.
That's another good point. Basically any rod you get should be check and potentially machined to final accuracy. Here's another good thread with some good info on this:
http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?41,2265921I think I'm going to run them. Everything is going to the machine shop anyways, so as long as it all checks out, we'll see what happens. I really want this build to go completely against the grain of the ideology of the US TDI community
Plus, if these rods end up working out, like I think they will, it could open up another viable option for 20vt platforms.
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