X16xe ARP conrod bolts

[gtachorley]

I need some con rod bolts for my X18xe1 running x16xe rods and they come in two sizes M8 (ARP PART NO 109-6002) or M9 (ARP PART NO 109-6003) looking at the ARP catalogue it seems the M8 is for the 8v and M9 for the 16v anyone any experience of this?

[craig green]

M9 is for the 16v and M8 for the 16v anyone any experience of this?

Is there an error in that statement?

[gtachorley]

Ha cheers edited it.

[philip]

sorry thought said steel con rods, not stock type. ill see what i can get though

[gtachorley]

Think I am going to order the M9 ones and have to keep my fingers crossed.

[peester]

I wouldn't be able to check until the weekend but I did this on z18 - u know bout the 1mm chamfer to the caps?

[gtachorley]

No but you have me worried now lol, whats the chamfer issue? if you coult check for me would be great z18 is same.

[peester]

have you ever been on sbd's website?
If not: www.sbdev.co.uk (http://www.sbdev.co.uk)
go to vauxhall instruction sheets - everything you need to know about fitting and setting the parts up is on there - favourite it.
Torque sequence and indeed 1mm you need to chamfer off the rod caps - i just got a machineist chap to do it on a decent pillar drill rather than me with a bosch..
Remember to not mix the caps up; like i did lol - they shatter uniquely but tbh it wasnt too difficult to match them back up - see my build thread circa feb 2009 for when i did it..