This has been running thru my head for a while now as im in the market for a set of rods
these are all the brands ive com across(may have forgotten some) Carillo, Crower, Eagle, Spool, Scat, Par, Spool, Jun, HKS, Trust/Greddy, Nismo, Toga, Manley.
i know theres more brands than these however they're what ive come across looking for RB rods
Baiscally ive been looking around and looked into each and every type of rod there is out there(i think) and ive come across quite a few majority of them being the usual I and H beam and also the bizzare pauter X beam Now with there being a few different styles and designs.. Now that got me thinking what are the Pro's and Con's of each style of rod? another thing that got me is carillo seem to be refering to the I beam style of rod as an A beam and they also have a SA beam which is apprently their medium between there H and A beams maybe its because im tired but why would they be refering to an I beam as an A beam?
one of the rods im really interested to hear if anyone has experience with is the Pauter X beam's as they are definately up there in the topend of the price range. one of the pro's i can see it has is that it would be lighter than the H and I beams but how would this effect its strength and durability overall.. i dont think ive heard of anyone running these in the skyline community before so if anyone here is using them or has used them please post your comments on them weather it was good or bad
im also interested to hear from people who have had a rod fail and what the reason why and how it failed
If money was no concern what style of rod would you run and why and also would you use a different style rod if it was a track dedicated car compared to say a drag dedicated car and if so.. why?
no doubt theres some things ive missed or forgotten to ask but shit happens its 4am and i cant sleep. probaly shouldnt have put the poll in either.. but meh.