B16, B18, B20
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By EBT WeSt
#42457 Im thinkin of buying some ARP Rod Bolts for my B20vtec swap...but what i was wondering is if i would HAVE to buy new rod bearings and piston ring's or i could just use the same ones?? Let me know please.

I know it is proly recomended to change em but im wondering if it would be ok if i didnt
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By EBT WeSt
#42459 Never mind, my bro helped me out, if i do it from the bottom i shouldnt have to change anything else
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By teal_dx
#42461 yep, drop the oil pan, girdle and rotate the crank pulley to get to the bottom of each rod. It's a good idea to pick up a bolt stretch gauge for installing ARP rod bolts, along with the right torque wrench :thumb:
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By chnzgoofball
#42478
teal_dx wrote:yep, drop the oil pan, girdle and rotate the crank pulley to get to the bottom of each rod. It's a good idea to pick up a bolt stretch gauge for installing ARP rod bolts, along with the right torque wrench :thumb:


yeah what ^^^ he said lol :thumb: :lol:
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By EBT WeSt
#42514 I couldnt even use them cuz the size of them were 9 and i needed 8, so ima just have to wait on those. :thumbdown: