<div dir="auto">I check every rod before use,  no matter the brand.  I've found the MaxPeeding rods all to be in spec on the big end,  within. 0002" of each other in a set.   Sometimes the small end needs a tiny bit of hone, but that's not different with Pauter.  <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Jason </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 6:30 PM Phil Gott via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black">Walter;</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black">I asked the same question a few years ago for my TR4A.  I was advised BY FOT that if I went with MaxSpeeding I should have a machine shop do a thorough check and re-machining as necessary.  That work would more or less cancel out any of the initial savings. There i also the question of the small end bushing. Carillo uses an alloy that is much more robust than the stock bushing.  Not sure about MaxSpeeding.  So, considering how much I put into the rest of the engine, the cost difference was minimal.  So for a full race engine I went Carillo.  Carillo = peace of mind. </div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black">For a street engine MaxSpeeding are likely equal or better than stock, although i recall that the width of the MaxSpeeding big ends was not as wide as the stock rods - very similar to Carillo in that case.</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black">Hope this helps.</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black">Phil Gott</div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black">#114 TR4A<br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Walt Hollowell via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br>To: 'fot' <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br>Sent: Wed, Jan 25, 2023 2:47 pm<br>Subject: [Fot] Connecting rod question<br><br></div><div id="m_610723610404274463m_1050316901667392037yiv4760231531"><div><div><p>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. </p><p>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?</p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Walter Hollowell</p><p>Albuquerque, New Mexico</p></div><div id="m_610723610404274463m_1050316901667392037yiv4760231531DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br><table style="border-top:1px solid #d3d4de"><tbody><tr><td style="width:55px;padding-top:13px"><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" rel="noreferrer noopener noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width:46px;min-height:29px"></a></td><td style="width:470px;padding-top:12px;color:#41424e;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18px">Virus-free.<a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" style="color:#4453ea" rel="noreferrer noopener noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.avg.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://mail.aol.com/webmail-std/#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" rel="noreferrer noopener noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" rel="noreferrer noopener noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a><br><br><a href="http://www.fot-racing.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="noreferrer noopener noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="noreferrer noopener noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blan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