Automotive Connecting Rods 101
Posted June 13, 2009 
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Tags: Connecting Rods, John Edwards
John Edwards discusses the various types of rods found in modern engines.
honda b series engines go 8000+. what rods do they use?
Sintered is crap. Forged much better.
one Billet Rod can take 1200hp???
Thanks John, good stuff!
Copper is superior as re. dissipation of heat and it is used on some rods for this reason.. These copper ’small ends’, in some applications, have been designed to operate without any bushing.
‘Rod ratio’ is very, very critical in determining torque to be available at a specific RPM range~ Are you conversant with the Hepworth-Granger formula?
(Worked for Freddie at one time)
Can you do Triumph 650 m.c. heads?
Nice work~ You are most generous in sharing your knowledge.
vary cool john
Very informative video, as always John.
Thanks.
The connecting rods thanks.
very helpful
thank u
medhat from cairo egypt
i have a workshop 2 rebuild car engines
i enjoy all ur posts
A++ video. You just earned yourself another customer from San Diego and I look forward to doing business with you guys.
VERRY HELPPIFUL
it is forged in a form and after that machined
The time made this vid ti rods are really good and can spin to extremely high rpms theyre just expensive je.
what about titanium rods.?
thanx
man..thats was cool video, ..i need that..thanx alot,
regards.
question….how can the billet rod be forged and machined? is it forged then machined or is just machined from a billet?
Thank you sir. This video has answered questions that have been bothering me for quite some time. It’s a whole lot easier to learn when you can hear the tone of someones voice, not just their typing.
The cam galley however it worked think the cam galley however it worked think the bore of core shift.
The bore of the block had little bit of the bore of core shift.
nice video
i live in holland,and i like these video s
i also think you re a good teacher!!!
thank you very much, its nice to see such a clear, informative and professional video on engine internals
Not lately. Did the bearing seize to the cam? What did the journals look like? Sounds like it’s time for some green Loctite.
JE…
ABSOLUTEly perfect vid . great refershment of whats going on in the life of engine rebuilding. have you had any 440 dodges in laely where 5,6 cam journal has turned in its bore and blocked the oil off to that area of the engine?
yep John knows his engines