Hi guys....i am looking to strengthen my b20 for occasional track use and drag. I am kinda of newbie to all these but have heard of ARP headstud, conrods etc.
What should I really go for to strengthen the block?
Experts out there please kindly advise me...thank you v much
There's not much that can be done to strengthen the B20 block short of sleeving it with ductile iron sleeves.
Other than that, the headstuds are to prevent loosening of the head and block as normal bolts would stretch quite a bit when running high compression/high boost.
conrods are for lightening (this depends on the company that makes it, some are stronger and heavier, some are lighter but around stock rod strength)
I-beam, H-beam, (Pauter-style, dunno what beams) are just some examples of designs they played with for weight vs. strength.
If for track, the only way your B20B is going to survive is if you go conservative on most mods, like no extreme compression in the 13SCR range, no crazy cams, no stratospheric revs, etc.
If for drag, I think anything goes in terms of mods.
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