I did the 2.4 swap in my car the car ran great untill i broke a rod. i live in Puerto Rico so its a little hard to get the rod here because there are many honda and mirage freaks here but no neon enthusiast, well we are less than 10 racing right now..
the cuestion is on a stock block what is better a stock rod or a srt rod???
stock rod is lighter than srt, low end is great but srt is heavier so high end is great......whats better.
my car has:
-crane 16
-udp
-40mm decked ported and polished head
-mega squirt
-custom made intake manifold
-70mm throttle body from a 350z(thats my pride and joy remember nissan has electronic tps i made it mechanical using stock neon tps)
-3.94 tranny
2.4 stock rod vs srt rod for all motor set up??????
Since your not making enough power or turning enough RPM to really justify using a stronger rod, stick with the lighter rod to keep rotating and reciprocating weight as low as possible. Your rod failed because something else caused it to fail, not because it is not strong enough for your application. Be sure you're not over-revving the engine.
You may also want to consider using ARP rod bolts instead of the stock ones.
You may also want to consider using ARP rod bolts instead of the stock ones.