Something has been bouncing around my head the past month or 2. I thought I would throw this out to the masses since no one can ever agree on any "1 said thing".
We all are aware of the dangers of PMRs & bigger injectors. But what about forged rods, where is the invisible line drawn for a "safe" limit? Let's assume we are going to take a 99 or a 00 SD in good working order with forged rods. Now some will tell you forged rods will still blow up with anything much over a 175cc injector. Other's will tell you that you will be safe to run up to say a 250cc hybrid with 200% nozzles & a 70something mm turbo & be safe. Now assume we live tune the truck (insert tuner of your choise here no pissing matches) & get it dialed in. We will call "said" setup around 550hp+ how many of you will still have faith in your setup & not worry about blowing the bottom end of the engine all over the pavement. Now flip side how many of you will cross your fingers & pray that everything holds together.
Pretty much I thought this thread would be good to show who has had good luck & bad luck with a stock forged rods & a stock bottom end. No pissing matches needed in here just facts on setups that work & didn't work.
We all are aware of the dangers of PMRs & bigger injectors. But what about forged rods, where is the invisible line drawn for a "safe" limit? Let's assume we are going to take a 99 or a 00 SD in good working order with forged rods. Now some will tell you forged rods will still blow up with anything much over a 175cc injector. Other's will tell you that you will be safe to run up to say a 250cc hybrid with 200% nozzles & a 70something mm turbo & be safe. Now assume we live tune the truck (insert tuner of your choise here no pissing matches) & get it dialed in. We will call "said" setup around 550hp+ how many of you will still have faith in your setup & not worry about blowing the bottom end of the engine all over the pavement. Now flip side how many of you will cross your fingers & pray that everything holds together.
Pretty much I thought this thread would be good to show who has had good luck & bad luck with a stock forged rods & a stock bottom end. No pissing matches needed in here just facts on setups that work & didn't work.