Pistons and rods for mini-me.
 

89 crx si. 14b turbo. I want to do a mini-me with the d16z6 and while I've got the engine ripped apart i want to put in new pistons, rods, and rings. What would anyone suggest for a piston/rod combo that would keep the engine's compression in a safe zone for the turbo and possibly a bigger turbo in the future? I don't want to have to notch the block if at all possible.

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I beam rods and 9:1 pistons.
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im building a mini me d16a6 with y8. im going with eagle or scat rods with vitara pistons (they lower compression .9 on d series) and hasting rings. total cost a little less than 450.

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do I have to notch the block for i-beam rods? scat rods? eagle rods? I don't want to notch the block if there is any way possible to not do it.

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I've heard of bad things with girdle clearance issues with the SCAT rods and you would for sure have to notch the block. It's not that big of a deal. Most I-beams will clear the block with no notching.
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it may not be that big of a deal for you but I'm kinda retarded. This isn't going to happen until next winter so I'm just starting my research.

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iam also pretty retarded but i was able to notch my block, not hard. Iam going to be running viatra and eagles on a mini me also