Originally Posted by Alex Akachinskiy
I think i've seen it when i did global search but feel free to share it once u find it. 10.0:1 could cause headaches with knock even on e85. I hate knock! ... especially in middle of pull/race and that check engine light comes up. There're also reports of knock between shifts on 10.0:1 even on e85

I learned from this board that ARP is not always better than OEM. Only few of their products with one of them L19 headstuds beats OEM

Just to wrap things up, i feel i have a good combo for my goal around 650-700 crank hp
- Wiseco Standard forget pistons 9.0:1 C.R
- Manley Performance H-Beam Steel Connecting Rods (ARP 2000 bolts)

That's super interesting, I see Jason comment too about pump gas and 10:1. So 9:1 seems like a great option for good torque but still tunable.

That's for sure!! Plenty of issues with their exhaust hardware.

Good call, that would be the way I would be going! As a side note, those are the pistons in my block and probably the same rods (though shandon only mentions Manley Rods) and this was conservative at 650 with gt35r

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