con rods

[t5 pete]

Wheres the best place to get a set of stronger (forged) conrods for the 850 t5 engine also how much are they

[pookie]

http://www.kalmar-union.com/

Speak to Don, he is quite reasonably priced on rods. Also have a look on the Bay.

Pookie

[Tomcat]

Sorry Pete, you asked me didn't you?, I've been told not to bother with the ones from Asia as they're crapola.

[t5 pete]

no worries tc im tinking when i get everything for the 19t to do it in the summer i also want the iod intercooler but there being reworked at the mo so will have to wait till they come in stock also want to fit a AFR monitor

[Alan M]

China Rods are pretty strong. I know of some in some high powered Fords and they are the only reliable part. Yes speak to Don at Kalmar as his prices are great going by his comments over on another forum. I'll be getting mine from him when moneys available.

[t5 pete]

have you got a rough price of what the rods will be

[volvolised]

have you got a rough price of what the rods will be

£300 pete speak to don, make sure you get them with the arp bolts....

[t5 pete]

That seems a good price i think after i have got the turbo etc i will get a set are these the ones that are on your motor

[volvolised]

They are basicaly the same chinese h beam ones that don is selling, another member brought the same as mine and don reckoned he could better that price so £300 give or take a tenner is about right but as i say get them with the arp bolts......you spoken to tim yet..?

[t5 pete]

yeah tim sent me a e-mail he said that hes got a friend who is selling a recone turbo i think its the same person that you told me about he also advised me that i should monitor the AFR so once ive got everything fitted i will get my car booked in and have one fitted has your car got one on

[volvolised]

yes the wideband is a much loved t5d5 special...

[t5 pete]

did you recieve my pm i sent you regarding payment

[volvolised]

Got that pm cheers pete and i'll go through my old receipts for that list of bits you'll need for the fitting bits (eventhough tim will know them already) i'll give you a call soon and we'll run through everything ok

[t5 pete]

Cheers warren

[pangster]

Wheres the best place to get a set of stronger (forged) conrods for the 850 t5 engine also how much are they

http://www.r-sportinternational.com/rods.htm

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/THS-Performance

http://lgspeed.se/

[volvolised]

Pangster, i know your trying to help here but have you done your rods yet..no i didn't think so..have you put these links up cos your so anti don/t5d5 ??? ....The post say's where's the best place to get rods from...why the feck would i want to buy them from the states etc when they are in the uk 24/7 .....for the record my rods are from THS and they are great....but on doing some homework they are the same as dons and he will price match..ollie the guy from THS is a great friend of marky76 so will also do a great deal...

[pangster]

Pangster, i know your trying to help here but have you done your rods yet..no i didn't think so..have you put these links up cos your so anti don/t5d5 ??? ....The post say's where's the best place to get rods from...why the feck would i want to buy them from the states etc when they are in the uk 24/7 .....for the record my rods are from THS and they are great....but on doing some homework they are the same as dons and he will price match..ollie the guy from THS is a great friend of marky76 so will also do a great deal...

the question wasn't if anyone else had their rods done (so don't see how that's relevant??) - although to answer your irrelevant question, no I haven't - the OP was asking for places to buy them.. going by various other members experiences who have had them done on VS - I posted the links..

not sure why you find this so offensive Warren? and not sure where T5D5 or Don figure in this??:shhh:

[Niles]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Conrod-Volvo-850-T5-C70-V70-2-3-Pleuel-Bielle_W0QQitemZ350036931037QQihZ022QQcategoryZ722 05QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l12 62

[volvolised]

I wondered if you'd had your rods done cos you seemed to have just googled 'con rods for the volvo t5'.. ..why buy them from abroad when they are readily available from the uk...SP rods was/were the only ones you could get up till a couple of years ago..and the THS/DON rods are almost exactly the same... as the post said where's the BEST place to buy these..

[pangster]

I wondered if you'd had your rods done cos you seemed to have just googled 'con rods for the volvo t5'.. ..why buy them from abroad when they are readily available from the uk...SP rods was/were the only ones you could get up till a couple of years ago..and the THS/DON rods are almost exactly the same... as the post said where's the BEST place to buy these..

Just goes to show what they say about assumptions is true then :wink:..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg4trPZFUwc

And if the OP asks for a question relating to where the "BEST" place is to buy them.. then that's always going to be subjective. I posted the links because I had heard good things about them on VS - There's no reason why people should shy away from buying parts from abroad - I buy parts from all over the world and have done for a while. I tend to go with the the places that have the best price and the best rep, regardless of where they are located.. which to me seems like common sense?

Niles also posted a link to conrods on ebay.. are you not going to shoot him down as well for suggesting somewhere other than Don? :P

[volvolised]

O.k.....pangster, i cannot be bothered with you.....we will have to agree to disagree......i wont post about niles ebay link as it's informative..e.g THS and don will/already have to better that price.... i too have global purchased but always find import duty is the hidden extra.....

[pangster]

O.k.....pangster, i cannot be bothered with you.....we will have to agree to disagree......i wont post about niles ebay link as it's informative..e.g THS and don will/already have to better that price.... i too have global purchased but always find import duty is the hidden extra.....

?? cannot be bothered ?? lol!! but it was you that posted up in response to my post in the first place? - as if I had caused great offence to you? - you then incorrectly assumed I had "googled conrods for a t5 engine" when it's actually something I've done a fair bit of reading on whilst browsing VS in the past.. (as at one stage I had a knocking noise coming from my car which I thought might have been a bent conrod) -false alarm thankfully! :) ...

I'm not agreeing on anything other than you were wrong and you made yourself look like a plum in this thread! lol!.. :B_thumb:

[volvolised]

you made yourself look like a plum in this thread! lol!.. :B_thumb:[/QUOTE]


Yep i made myself look like a plum ..IDTS. .......look at the colour of your car ..suits the driver,...

[LesRED850R]

http://www.r-sportinternational.com/rods.htm

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/THS-Performance

http://lgspeed.se/
Thanks PANGSTER . Is that wideband on the LG Speed something special or would any one from my tuning retailer do the job ? And is it possible to install the new conrods from under car w/out engine removal ? [ Or did i dream that up ]

[volvolised]

you will be able to do the rods with the engine in...

[Al115]

Steady on eh:)

Volvolised, there's nothing wrong with Pangster posting up his own opinion here... he doesn't have to agree with you. Anyway, when I'm buying stuff, I like to know that there's more than one source! Always good for the consumer... although buying from the UK is indeed much easier and often cheaper as you say.

[Justin]

Exactly Al. More to the point this site has been critisised in the past for being one sided when it comes to tuning cars with or without rods. A little variety is the only way forward :)

[pangster]

Thanks PANGSTER . Is that wideband on the LG Speed something special or would any one from my tuning retailer do the job ? And is it possible to install the new conrods from under car w/out engine removal ? [ Or did i dream that up ]

The wideband module on the LG Speed site is for the AIM dash so it can display the AFR parameter.. which not many people have (as it costs around £1500! lol!)

more common/popular options for wideband gauges seem to be:

Innovate:
http://www.innovatemotorsports.com/products/MTS.php

AEM:
http://www.aempower.com/ViewCategory.aspx?CategoryID=67

I guess it depends how accurate you need it and whether you need data logging capabilities etc. I think i'll get one at some point to fit in my din panel under my stereo - no point just now though as my car is pretty much stock at the minute.

Regarding changing your rods - you can do it with the engine in situ by removing the head and dropping the sump. I had a link to a thread explaining/giving an overview of the process - I'll try and find it when I get home.

HTH

[t5 pete]

Thankyou every one for your help its much appreachated (hope ive spelt that right)