Just wondering if u guys know where in Melb. i can get a good deal on a set of wiseco forged pistons & forged rods? its for the rb30et bottom end and needs to be 20thou ova. any type of help would be greatly appreciated.. and just a quick qn on power porting.. what exactly is done when your intake/exhaust manifold is power ported? how much would this normally set u back? and is there a place in melbourne that does this?

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ask all the workshops and see what price u can get... unfortunately cheap and forgies dont go together, at best they are still going to cost over a grand, and rods will cost more, why do u want forged rods tho??? id just get the stock rods machined, they have been proven.. AFAIK poower porting they basically get your manifold and push this gooe stuff through the ports with so much pressure that it completely smooths out all the dags and makes them smooth as silk.. thus increasing airspeed.. apparantly it costs a few hundred to do, and probably wouldnt make too much of a difference..

fair enuff... thanx 4 d info. get the stock rods remachined? u mean shot peened?

i hear avo's replacement cast exhaust manifold is good but expensive if you get it new.

VPW sell weisco pistons for the RB30 and where a fairly competitive price from memory VPW has shiffted to copper st Epping

i got aries forgies for $1500

If your going to get your inlet/exaust manifolds power ported your looking at some big $$$. Ive had mine done but also hand the flow matched as well so when the cars tuned thiers less likely to be lean-outs in the cylinders due to this. Also it does help the overall flow of things as long as thiers no other restriction in the system.

i got quoted 1250 for forged ARIES... might go along with that... as for power porting... ive decided its not worth it for my application... thanx again guys...