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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: small" data-mce-style="font-size: small;">Yes, they are the ebay rods. I saw some e-mail traffic that they don't clear the cylinder liners at the bottom when rotated.</DIV>

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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 8:05 PM, Brad Eells <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:tr4abrad@gmail.com" target=_blank data-mce-href="mailto:tr4abrad@gmail.com">tr4abrad@gmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>

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<DIV dir=ltr>Are these the Ebay rods that have been discussed?

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<DIV>Any thoughts? The price is certainly attractive...</DIV>

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<DIV>On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 12:24 PM, MadMarx <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:tr4racing@googlemail.com" target=_blank data-mce-href="mailto:tr4racing@googlemail.com">tr4racing@googlemail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR></DIV></DIV>

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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Verdana","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d' data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">After my engine blow at the last race and a rod in two pieces I investigated about rod design.<SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"></SPAN><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"></SPAN></SPAN></P>

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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Verdana","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d' data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">In US forums I found an interesting opinion:<SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"></SPAN><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"></SPAN></SPAN></P>

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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Verdana","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d' data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">H-beam rods are for low rev high torque engine (turbo, compressor)<SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"></SPAN><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"></SPAN></SPAN></P>

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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Verdana","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d' data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;">As engineer I agree with this statement. On high revs the rod shaft gets bended back and forth by the inertia caused by the rotation.<SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"></SPAN><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline" data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;"></SPAN></SPAN></P>

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