A connecting rod is the mechanical link between ... high and erratic cylinder pressure applied to a crank/rod/piston assembly during detonation is evident here. Often, the piston fails first ...

See All 20 Photos 14Care must be taken when dropping each connecting rod/piston assembly into the engine so as to not damage the crank journals. If our con rods were equipped with studs ...

Here's what I mean: It's a smart idea to label each piston/rod assembly and end cap. These end caps are mated pairs to their specific connecting rod. In some vehicles, the connecting rod is ...

Using pill-shaped pistons and a novel connecting-rod design, Ferrari has a way of making its V-12s shorter. Ferrari is not ...

You have eight pistons and connecting rods doing a “do-si-do ... on each rod journal to simulate the weight of each piston/rod assembly. Brass bob weights are added to or subtracted from ...

Proven components, such as cast-aluminum Mahle Motorsports pistons and Carrillo connecting rods from SoCal Diesel ... to handle the machine work and assembly. Follow along as we build the ultimate ...

Here, an air gauge measures the roundness of the connecting rods in microns, about 1/50th the size of a human hair. Then they are sorted by weight before making their way to piston assembly.

The pan is filled with debris, including bits of piston, connecting rod ... with the pistons and rods removed, the crankshaft still struggled to turn. The rotating assembly is essentially ...

As the pistons in an engine move up and down, driven by expanding gases as the air and fuel burn, connecting rods, or con rods, transmit the linear force of the pistons into a rotating motion of ...