Author Topic: Forged con rods with stock pistons? (Read 32 times)

ZoliWorks · « **on:** **Yesterday** at 09:58:58 pm »

2006 2.0TFSI BWA

Looking to fit forged connecting rods to my stock pistons, found some IE rods but they are saying they are for tapered wrist pins only. Bar-Tek on one of their blog posts say that EA113 stock pistons need trapezoid wrist pin rods. Besides IE and FCP Engineering, I haven't seen anyone else sell "drop-in" rods.

https://performancebyie.com/products/ie-rods-drop-in-144x20-vw-audi-20t-fsi?variant=39471671148683

https://fcp-engineering.com/en/audi-vw-20-25-tfsi-fsi-tsi/655-audi-18-20-16v-20v-144mm-s3-tt-.html

Would these rods fit my engine or do I need to replace both pistons and rods with aftermarket ones? Just doing rods would cost 30% of doing pistons and rods so that's why I'm more inclined towards them.