Oh Sure! But there is another advantage to Aluminum rods. The engine
displacement gets bigger as the RPM increases. Just add .080 to the stroke
and see what happens to the displacement......AAHHH dynamics......
Skip (Car is in the trailer next stop....Pahrump in a few days)
At 01:00 PM 6/9/03 -0700, DrMayf wrote:
>So, then aludimum rods should be perfect for a turbo motor since there is
>alwasy residual pressure in the cylinder. Keeps them always under
>compression.
>
>mayf
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Goodman" <ggl205@yahoo.com>
>To: <Land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 11:20 AM
>Subject: Re: to buy or not to buy??????
>
>
>> Jack, I would have to agree with you on the aluminum
>> rod issue. So long as you keep them under compression,
>> they are as reliable as steel. The only time I had
>> problems with aluminum rods is when I decelerated the
>> engine (as in road racing application). Aluminum rods
>> are not that happy on decel. Kind of like stretching
>> taffy with the accompanying snap.
>>
>> John
>> --- Nt788@aol.com wrote:
>> > In a message dated 6/5/2003 4:29:14 PM Pacific
>> > Daylight Time,
>> > saltracer@servusa.com writes:
>> >
>> > << Gotta disagree with that one. Aluminum rods may
>> > cycle sooner than steel
>> > rods, but what's a short time? I've had my best
>> > success at Bonneville with
>> > aluminum rods and still using them.
>> >
>> > JB >>
>> > Wow Thats the stuff I love to hear! Thanks Jack
/// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try
/// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo
/// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive/land-speed
/// what is needed. It isn't that difficult, folks.
|