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i pulled my engine apart the other week and noticed that my rod was bent. i dont know how long its been bent for but im looking to get new ones now anyhow. could someone tell me somewhere to go to get new ones? i am doing a little bit of work to it also. im just going to go ahead and put stock ones in since i dont have the money for performance ones. and iv also heard that if you put dohc pistons in a sohc motor u get higher compressin like 10.3:1, is this true, if so ima do it. thanks
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I would take then engine block to a shop to have check and honed. Not very costly, and good insurance. Also be sure to get new pistons rings. Very important. As far as rods, get them from a yard car, or off ebay. 2.0L rods are the same for sohc and dohc neons. Magnum neons have stronger rods, if you want to get a set for kicks. Using dohc pistons with an sohc cylinder head will increase your compression to roughly 10.3:1. Beats buying forged pistons for an n/a setup!
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