ULTRA LITE Rod & Piston Kits (3.815" Bore)

These rod & piston kits are the best available for the Ford 2.3L, 2.5L, 2.6L, and 2.7L SOHC normally aspirated race engines!

Rods: Custom American made Carrillo 5.7" H-beam

Pistons: Esslinger spec custom made for us by our partner JE Pistons with extremely strong boxed (not just X shaped forgings like other manufacturers supply), and extremely short ultra-lite .787" wristpins

Rings: Total Seal Gapless Stainless steel .043" top rings, Napier 1.2mm second rings, and 3mm low drag oil rings

Rod dimensions:

Billet H-beam

5.700" length

1.850" journal diameter

1.976" x .990" Big-end

.787" x .800" wide pin-end

3/8" ARP rod bolts

Bronze wristpin bushings

~500 gram weight

Piston Dimensions:

Bore size: 3.815"

Compression Heights available: 1.090", .955", .925", and .855".

Ring grooves: .043", 1.2mm, & 3mm

Wristpin: 9310 .787"dia. x 1.850" long (~.67g)

Weights: ~ 292g for 1.090" comp height down to ~260g for .855" comp height

Rings:

Top rings: AP Gapless .043"

2nd rings: Back-cut Napier 1.2mm

Oil rings: Low tension 3mm

This rod and piston kit is designed for normally aspirated engines using OEM heads, or heads with OEM valve locations like the Esslinger Aluminum D-port and Esslinger SVO heads.  Not for use with turbo or superchargers, or any engines with ARCA or Midget heads.  Max recommended rpm for this kit is 9500rpm with 2.3L stroke.  We have a bunch of these kit over the past 10 years. it is super reliable and makes the most power of any 5.7" rod & piston combo available, period!  The 1/2" longer rods reduce cylinder wall loading (reduced friction), and allow the use of way lighter pistons to reduce the reciprocating weight for a faster revving engine!  

* Picture shown of complete kit is a 2.6L setup *

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