float_6969
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- 2003.5 MSP Blue #2450, 1995 Nissan 240sx, 1996 Mazda Miata
You can't replace rods w/o re-balancing the reciprocating assembly. To remove the rods, you have to remove the head and oil pan. You COULD take them out of the bottom, but you'd have to remove the crankshaft, and that means removing the transmission.may seem like a stupid question for you engine peeps but im not really a super automotive person... do you need to do excess machine work to upgrade the rods? if the innards of the engine are good, can you just drop the pan and support plate and replace them from the bottom?
my engine looks pretty new, i dont plan to make big hp but i dont want my engine to.. lose weight.. Could i swap to k1 or similar aftermarket rods without a absolute teardown?
$500 for k1 rods seems like cheap insurance if nothing else.
So basically no. You have to completely rebuild it.