How much am I looking at spending for labour plus parts for a forged pistons, rods and head stud kit for my rb30 and what advantages will this give me thanks peeps

how longs a piece of string pal, start at 5g upwards

5gs, what benefits will this give me?

it will give you the advantage of it not breaking, within reason

whata u mean. u asked the question. so do u seriouslys wana put these parts in your engine but have no idea y?

I know they strengthen your block but I wanted to know what other benefits this may give you like better flow etc. is there a problem with me asking these questions? ---------- Post added 23-04-13 at 07:43 ---------- Thanks obsesv for your answer mate, rbfrog no one likes a smart ass buddy.

It will only give you the strength to run more boost and timing so you can make more power thats the only reason to go forged stuff and head studs stop head from lifting under big boost

I'm running 18 pound on a standard block no problems? Cheers for your answer madrex ---------- Post added 23-04-13 at 10:06 ---------- Well I'm pretty sure my block is standard lol how would you know of the heads been worked on by previous owners?

If your going to open your block up. Go all out cause later down the line you will wish you had.

To tell you the truth I just want to do something with my block where it can easily handle 20 pound boost, what do ya reckon?

if your 18 psi now you will probably have to pull the whole thing down, fill the block with grout, forged everything, major headwork, arp everything, then you might be able to run 20psi... no guarentees

Theres people running 30+ on standard blocks pal, do some research. It's just a number, there's no specific boost pressure that if you hit, magically makes your pistons/rods explode, if you get some retard to tune it and its on 6 pound it could still blow up.

Quote: Originally Posted by vlturbosh [View Post] To tell you the truth I just want to do something with my block where it can easily handle 20 pound boost, what do ya reckon? Why 20 psi? I reckon it's your car, you know what you want from it, nobody else. Forging the block just means your able to lean on the motor a lot more, hence can run more boost, and make more power.

Well said AVG45. My engine builder told me to think about grout filling the block at about 40psi. My mates purple Calais makes 463rwkw on 35psi and ran 9.75 @ 143mph, all with a standard 'block'. It's what's inside the block that counts mate, not the block itself

So what does he have inside his block??

Face palm!!

Quote: Originally Posted by EVLRB30 [View Post] Face palm!! bahahah your telling me

Well my kids are home...so its school holidays..lol boost is just a measure of restriction kiddies.. cheers darren

Jesus guys where can a noob, doing his first car in his life from scratch learn a lil, can't even ask a few questions without vl jocks comming out and dominating every post, as if it is a massive competition of rb30 knowledge hahaha

it would help if you posted your setup..eg turbo/camshaft/computer rbfrog answered your initial question, and he would know, he build them for a living.. bottom end don't increase flow /camshafts/cylinder heads/turbos/manifolds do boost is irrevalant, it changes from setup to setup.. you can make 220rwkw on 20psi with a hi-flow, or 320rwkw with a GtXX on 20psi 2 different things are happening in the combustion chamber (inside the motor) to change wear and stress levels..revs also come into account aswell for stress levels ....so whats your setup? cheers darren