rods, crank, and procedure questions
Posted: October 15th, 2012, 11:31 am
ok, so here is my issue that im fixing. I got a tick and I believe its rod slap due to the last time I had the pan off and one of the rods moved on me.
So im planning for the worst here and seeing what parts Ill need to do a bottem end stroker because i dont see a point in just returning it to stock.
so here is my questions
1. could i just replace that rod and put in a 4.2 crank shaft?
2. can i do all this from the bottom with out removing the head?
3. would this actually give me a power gain
4. if I only wheel once a month and i do still try to get decent gas milage out of it, should i find a 4cw or 12cw crank?
current engine is a jasper 243 rebult thats out of warentee in a 00' xj auto
Thanks in advance
So im planning for the worst here and seeing what parts Ill need to do a bottem end stroker because i dont see a point in just returning it to stock.
so here is my questions
1. could i just replace that rod and put in a 4.2 crank shaft?
2. can i do all this from the bottom with out removing the head?
3. would this actually give me a power gain
4. if I only wheel once a month and i do still try to get decent gas milage out of it, should i find a 4cw or 12cw crank?
current engine is a jasper 243 rebult thats out of warentee in a 00' xj auto
Thanks in advance