Engine failures that many racers blame on the connecting rods are often actually installation mistakes. When their characteristics are correctly understood, connecting rods can be one of the strongest ...

One of the most important decisions youll make when building your next engine is what rods to use. Whether its a slightly warmed-over stock rebuild or an all-out strip-stormer, any time you increase ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 106, Section 5: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS & MANUFACTURING (1997), pp. 438-445 (8 pages) Today, light connecting rods are vital to satisfying the demands of modern internal combustion ...

Many efforts have been made recently in developing P/M connecting rod. As a result, some P/M forged connecting rods were put into practical usage. However, P/M forging process has a disadvantage in ...