LS Rod Swap.... How To
03-13-2005, 08:33 PM
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Re: LS Rod Swap.... How To
Originally Posted by mattnteclipse
dude jason i told you i can take them to school and put them into the press. its no problem and i got the professor there to guide us throught it. vice grips is not the way.
03-15-2005, 11:50 AM
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Re: LS Rod Swap.... How To
Originally Posted by 4thGenTurbo
The Vitara piston that you use for a D16 engine has the exact same pin as the D16Z6/A6/Y8 and most D series honda blocks, so yes you WILL have to make the bronze bushing. and its not .20 it shold be .175 off each side. I had different rods off different blocks and when compared to the SI rods (i measured all of them) the difference was always around .1754986 and so on, DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT TAKE OFF .20, Measure your stock rod first hence why he said these were not actual numbers. the actual numbers between the SI D16Z6 rod and the LS will be around .175 off each side
03-15-2005, 02:19 PM
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Re: LS Rod Swap.... How To
Originally Posted by nonvtec
Originally Posted by 4thGenTurbo
The Vitara piston that you use for a D16 engine has the exact same pin as the D16Z6/A6/Y8 and most D series honda blocks, so yes you WILL have to make the bronze bushing. and its not .20 it shold be .175 off each side. I had different rods off different blocks and when compared to the SI rods (i measured all of them) the difference was always around .1754986 and so on, DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT TAKE OFF .20, Measure your stock rod first hence why he said these were not actual numbers. the actual numbers between the SI D16Z6 rod and the LS will be around .175 off each side
03-16-2005, 11:23 AM
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Re: LS Rod Swap.... How To
Originally Posted by nonvtec
Originally Posted by 4thGenTurbo
The Vitara piston that you use for a D16 engine has the exact same pin as the D16Z6/A6/Y8 and most D series honda blocks, so yes you WILL have to make the bronze bushing. and its not .20 it shold be .175 off each side. I had different rods off different blocks and when compared to the SI rods (i measured all of them) the difference was always around .1754986 and so on, DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT TAKE OFF .20, Measure your stock rod first hence why he said these were not actual numbers. the actual numbers between the SI D16Z6 rod and the LS will be around .175 off each side
03-16-2005, 03:07 PM
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Re: LS Rod Swap.... How To
Originally Posted by nonvtec
So, you think the LS's will work instead, or will those need rebushed to make full floating too?
If you look in the original post, you have one of two options, you can make the bronze bushing so the pin is free floating or press fit, by using one of 2 different size reamers.
The vitara piston already floats about the pin, I would just use a 19mm reamer and press the vitara pin through the bushing in the LS rod, this way the only free floating occurs at the piston.
