<div dir="ltr">Walt,<div><br></div><div>The Maxpeeding rods are a good budget option as you already know....but as they are an off the shelf "bolt in" replacement for a stock rod as far as the critical dimensions, you are somewhat limited to what you can do with piston design when you use them.<div><br></div><div>On the other hand, if you are spending the extra budget on the more expensive rods, (My experiences are with Pauter), it opens your world up to design them together with a new set of pistons to bring things a bit more up to date.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Jason Sukey  </div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 2:29 PM Walt Hollowell via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg5690215774632718062"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_5690215774632718062WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">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. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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?<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Walter Hollowell<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Albuquerque, New Mexico<u></u><u></u></p></div><div id="m_5690215774632718062DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br><table style="border-top:1px solid rgb(211,212,222)"><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" 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; height: 29px;"></a></td><td style="width:470px;padding-top:12px;color:rgb(65,66,78);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:rgb(68,83,234)" target="_blank">www.avg.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="#m_5690215774632718062_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"> </a></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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