forged rods.

roverdave · Post by **roverdave** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 7:58 pm

also might be worth asking if hes got left and rights. mite make him take the ebay ones down haha

daz500 · Post by **daz500** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 8:37 pm

I thought it was the same guy. In answer to your question though, no he doesn't have left and rights. He has also offered a better price and isn't going to end that ebay auction early because he wants to see what they fetch even though his chinese rods sell for £170 for other brands

roverdave · Post by **roverdave** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 8:42 pm

wats the verdict then? will they be ok not being left and rights?

ttrw2 · Post by **ttrw2** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 9:40 pm

Ha! Brilliant.

I suggest we just go contact him individually and buy our rods direct. He's obviously not up for a group discount as originally suggested.

Anyone interested contact him through eBay.

roverdave · Post by **roverdave** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 9:51 pm

but he was offering them to us for £180 WITH bolts . i still think thats a good price

Post by **Cableguy** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 9:54 pm

roverdave wrote:but he was offering them to us for £180 WITH bolts . i still think thats a good price

He wasnt ?

roverdave · Post by **roverdave** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 9:56 pm

dunno where i got that from lol - £245 for rods with ARP2000 bolts .

daz500 · Post by **daz500** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 10:04 pm

roverdave wrote:dunno where i got that from lol - £245 for rods with ARP2000 bolts .

He can do a slightly better price than that including delivery

To be honest, I thought the hold up was due to waiting on people here. He's probably going to see a few people bidding over those rods and then think he can get a premium price.
He is prepared to do a group buy for 5 people though and the turnaround is 5 weeks or so.

roverdave · Post by **roverdave** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 10:06 pm

make it happen!! lol

daz500 · Post by **daz500** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 10:12 pm

roverdave wrote:make it happen!! lol

I'm not stepping on Robs toes as he has done a fair bit of the ground work here. All I have done is negotiate a better price.

ttrw2 · Post by **ttrw2** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 10:21 pm

Go for it Daz.

roverdave · Post by **roverdave** » Sun Dec 05, 2010 10:24 pm

ulmenkott · Post by **ulmenkott** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 7:30 pm

So is this buy officially dead or can we get a quote for 5-6 sets (if anyone still commited?)

roverdave · Post by **roverdave** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 9:05 pm

i am , the guys ordered 10 sets they will be in mid january

ulmenkott · Post by **ulmenkott** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:20 pm

"The guys" as in the original dude you spoke to?
Is it still a group discount or everyone for there own.. dont really get what you mean here

roverdave · Post by **roverdave** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:10 pm

sorry the GUY we spoke to before. he said there £240 a set with arp bolts (not 2000 tho) i dont think its a group buy any more but i think we all get first refusal on them.

ttrw2 · Post by **ttrw2** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:05 pm

Who's sorting this now as the guy contacted me earlier this week, asking me to confirm the bid end dia and the order quantity?

ulmenkott · Post by **ulmenkott** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:36 pm

I'm still looking for rods so if this buy is re opened i'm in

roverdave · Post by **roverdave** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:03 pm

im still in

if hes emailed you sounds like your his choice lol

roverdave · Post by **roverdave** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:19 pm

bump?

Post by **Cableguy** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:32 pm

Im also still in if someone is taking care of it ?

roverdave · Post by **roverdave** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:19 pm

so anybody still interested the guy put a stop on his ordere because the drawings he had turned out to be wrong. i will be sending him a set of rods when he is back off of holiday so he can get the correct mesurments.

im not giving up

lol

james1978 · Post by **james1978** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:33 pm

hmm interesting
wondering if cheap sometimes is worth the hassle lol

roverdave · Post by **roverdave** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:42 pm

it is if your not in a hurry for them

lol the saving is like exta 4 full tanks of petrol lol

roverdave · Post by **roverdave** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:22 pm

is anyone actualy still interested coz obviosly i cant get them if im the only one

Post by **MarkCoupe** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:09 pm

Contemplating it, but mylast explerience with cheap forged rods ended in disaster, is there any proof these have been used long term in a high power application? If so im in.

VVC MINI · Post by **VVC MINI** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:04 pm

MarkCoupe wrote:Contemplating it, but mylast explerience with cheap forged rods ended in disaster, is there any proof these have been used long term in a high power application? If so im in.

Go on mig web or zetecs owners club. Lots of success stories on there.

Post by **MarkCoupe** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:24 pm

Yeah but zetecs have cooling squirters and various other things that will change the engine components behaviour. DO we have anyone in the T16 world whos run them for even say a year at 300+ will alot of abuse ?

maestrovdpt16 · Post by **maestrovdpt16** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:22 pm

I think the answer is no to the question. Do bear in mind if oil squirters are the main reason why they'll last in a zetec, bear in mind you could use a L series block bored out as it will have oil squirters. Or a prima for that matter. You may well have to spend a bit to get a few holes drilled and tapped in to the block for the head but it all seems simple enough really.

MarkCoupe wrote:Yeah but zetecs have cooling squirters and various other things that will change the engine components behaviour. DO we have anyone in the T16 world whos run them for even say a year at 300+ will alot of abuse ?

VVC MINI · Post by **VVC MINI** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:47 pm

The old blacktop Zetec doesn't have oil squirters and SE engine doesn't have any, and i think they are the main users to be honest.
Not sure about the redtop and C20LET engine.

rovermadman4825 · Post by **rovermadman4825** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:36 am

VVC MINI wrote:The old blacktop Zetec doesn't have oil squirters and SE engine doesn't have any, and i think they are the main users to be honest.
Not sure about the redtop and C20LET engine.

I suppose the next question is what power are they making on their bottom ends

roverdave · Post by **roverdave** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:19 pm

well if people decied they want them again start a list and then ill send my rods to the guy

. to be honest it would be pritty poor advertising making forged rods if they arnt stronger than originals and correct me if im wrong but dont oil squirters aim at the pistons ? not rods?.

jase · Post by **jase** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:22 pm

Im still interested in a set, Im never going to go for massive power so just want something ok at <300 to replace my current 160k mile oe rods!!

J

maestrovdpt16 · Post by **maestrovdpt16** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:50 pm

The hip bone is connected to?

roverdave wrote:well if people decied they want them again start a list and then ill send my rods to the guy . to be honest it would be pritty poor advertising making forged rods if they arnt stronger than originals and correct me if im wrong but dont oil squirters aim at the pistons ? not rods?.

ttrw2 · Post by **ttrw2** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:17 pm

Guy emailed this morning.

Guys,

Sorry for the long wait but I now have 5 sets of rods in, they are £200.00 plus £10.00 delivery without bolts, bolts are £60.00 a set. I'll give you first chance of them before they go on ebay.

Regards............Andy

I'm not facilitating this AT ALL, just passing on the details. PM me if you want his contact details.

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