[Fot] Connecting rod question

[Charly]

On Wed 25/01/23  9:09 PM , Charly charly at mitchelplumbing.com sent:
> Walt, I have been using Max Speed rods for about 10 years.  I have never
> had a rod failure since I've started using them. When I first saw them and decided to try them, I asked the FoT what the
> thought was about them and the general consensus then why are you buying
> Chinese rods?  My first set I took to my machine shop and they looked them over and found
> they were very well balanced, all equal in weight and the only difference
> was there were to slots to index the bearings.  
> I have only used stock lightened and balanced rods and the MaxSpeed rods
> and have nothing else to compare them to.  I probably don't make as much
> power or rev my motor as high as others, I have been using a billet crank I bought with the group from
> Farndon Industries, about 50 lbs. and only am revving to about 7k rpm, my
> CR is about 12:1 or less and I use a lightened alloy (not aluminum) flywheel, about 12 lbs.  I have not had any
> rod bolt failures, maybe I'm lucky. I'm also using a Tilton 7 1/2
> clutch.The cam I've used the majority of the time is a D9 grind, mainly because
> it's friendlier with the fuel injection.  I use the Goodparts header as
> it's a thing of beauty. The head is about 3.30 thick uses gas flowed valves and TR5 springs with titanium
> retaines.  I alsp use a 1.65 : 1 roller rocker set, also from
> Goodparts.I don't know if I can call my motor full race, but I've used it with
> Webbers, PI and triple ZS carbs.  Never been on a dyno, but guessing close
> to 190 hp.
> 
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> On Wed 25/01/23 10:28 AM , Walt Hollowell via Fot fot at autox.
> team.net sent:> I have built a few full race engines for my TR6
> using MaxSpeeding> connecting rods with acceptable results. For my
> next build I am> considering Carrillo rods which run about $650
> more than the> MaxSpeeding rods. 
> > 
> > Do and FOT members feel that the Carrillo rods
> are worth the extra> bucks or should I be happy with the MaxSpeeding
> considering the> affordability? 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Walter Hollowell
> > 
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