Originally Posted by Fkatz
what is shot peened how much is the cost and i'm not buying a thick head gasket getting the one from jegs mr. gasket made for turbo applications also got the p28 chiped for tuning w/uberdata i don't lk to repeat the same mistake
Shot peened is where they blast it with small pellets at a controlled speed to strengthen the grain of the metal. I am not sure about the cost, but it is significantly less than forged rods.
Stock D series rods are like toothpicks, though, so I wouldn't even waste the time when forged rods are not that expensive.