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hey guys im almost done getting parts together for my stock rebuild. but im having trouble getting some stock oem rods. everywhere i call they say their out. and the dealer wants 115/each for them. any other cars besides the miata or the gtr that would fit my b6 engine?
JOn

im pretty sure all B engines had same rods.

at least the BP and B6 were the same

can someone double check this... ive been wrong before

ya the bp and the b6 use the same rods. i noticed that the sohc uses a different rod is this true? i get a diff partnumber for the b6 and the bp sohc engines.

part #'s don't lie. thier could be a slight difference between the B6 dohc and B6 sohc. to the human eye they look the same i compared them a while back. I listen to the part #

just thought I would show this thread from clubprotege.com. GTR rods for sale at a real good price.

http://www.clubprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31740

GTR rods in a stock OEM build feels a little like a waste to me.

Anyways. if you haven't gotten some stock rods yet. You should be able to get them from the Ford dealers too. Different part number obviously. But they work fromt he Escort GT's and Escort LXE's/ Merc tracer LTS'

well heres what i see:

from the ford escort with the 22mm crank snout the rod #CRMA13
and the escrot with the 27mm crank snout #CRMA9

both a b6 engine and both a DOHC but their engine is a 1.8liter

for my b6ze i get a #CRMA13 number.

and for the mx3's with a SOHC in it the rod #CRMA14

and it seems the tracer from 87-89 had the same b6 sohc engine in it and it has the same part number as the DOHC.

the mazda dealer was wanting 100-115 bucks per rod. thats 550 dollars right there lol might as well buy performance ones incase if im gonna boost later on.

i have like 5 sets of oem rods. off of good motors.

how many miles were on the motors? i would like to get new ones, my motor has about 115k on it. if you got a low mileage set id be happy to buy them off you.
Jon