<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8299" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8346">2 Cents from a modest built GT6 racer (IE 10:1 CR, stock rods, crank, Good GP3 cam, etc). Russ's comments are dead on - building the car is one expense, racing it is a recurring one and his estimate of $1000 per event is good. So build in margin of safety in the motor (and other components) where you can.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8299"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8299" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8382">aluminum flywheel and clutch & PP I went to Ted Shumaker, TSI - TS Imports</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8299" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8299" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8576">RE the rods - at the time of my first (only) rebuild a couple years ago I couldn't afford carrillos or Pauters, but did spend some long green on nitriding and polishing the crank, balancing everything, and of course the ARP hardware everywhere that counts . My car is NOT a high rev machine, I self limit at 6200 - 6300 RPM and it seems all the straights are uphill so she never redlines there anywise!</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8299" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8299" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_10158">So to me, it can be done, but has to be consistent with the rest of your build. my next build will be a higher CR and hotter cam, so will be upgrading rods, and pistons as well. But the first build was built conservative for longevity.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8299" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8299" dir="ltr"><span>Brian</span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8345"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8318"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8317">26A GT6+, 28 TR6</div>Brian Schirano<br>585-305-0349 Cell <br>BSchirano@yahoo.com</div><br> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8640"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8639"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8638"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8641"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Spitfire Racing <spitfire_racing@twcny.rr.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> 'Jamie' <tr6driver@yahoo.com>; 'McKearn McKearn' <mckearn2@gmail.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> 'FOT list' <fot@autox.team.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December 9, 2015 8:02 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Fot] GT6 Connecting rods<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1449666368870_8642"><br>A properly built and modified race engine represents a mighty investment not<br>only of dollars but of time. Is that really where you want to pinch pennies?<br>After all, with the exception of pistons and crank that is one of the<br>primary components and all it takes is one piece inside an engine to reduce<br>all your work and investment to nothing more than scrap metal. One seized<br>valve, or substandard bolt even can be a disaster. It doesn't take much.<br>Realize all the ancillary invested expenditures that are also at risk like a<br>weekend's entry fee you lose in an engine failure; the cost of time off from<br>work to go to a race weekend; the cost of food and lodging for the race<br>outing and the cost of just getting there. When asked, I usually advise<br>folks to figure a race weekend is ~$1000 minimum when you roll all in.<br><br>A number of racers have run Pauter rods as stated before by Bill and these<br>do present a less expensive alternative. I had the opportunity to rebuild an<br>engine last year with Pauter rods and they were quite substantial and were<br>well designed, constructed and balanced. Personally I have seen far too many<br>Chinese knock-offs; reproductions (call them what you will), that fail to<br>come close to the parts they try to mimic. <br>I suggest you perhaps delay your build until your war chest allows for top<br>quality internals. Do it once and do it right the first time and reduce the<br>potential for disappointing expensive disaster.<br><br>Russ Moore<br>Spitfire #49<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Fot [mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net" href="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net">fot-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of Jamie<br>Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2015 6:22 AM<br>To: McKearn McKearn<br>Cc: FOT list<br>Subject: Re: [Fot] GT6 Connecting rods<br><br>Although I was initially very wary, they have worked well for over 1,000<br>race miles in our (horror) MGB engine.<br><br>Jamie Palmer<br><br><br>> On Dec 8, 2015, at 11:52 PM, McKearn McKearn <<a ymailto="mailto:mckearn2@gmail.com" href="mailto:mckearn2@gmail.com">mckearn2@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> <br>> Hi Gents.<br>> I am looking for feedback on the MaxSpeeding connecting rods for GT6.<br>Can't afford Carrillos and I'm hoping these are good. Also am still<br>searching for an aluminum flywheel without having something custom made. and<br>would like input on what type of clutch to use as well . Lets call it a race<br>car for the sake of argument....<br>> Thanks. 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