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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Speaking of rods, I have a couple of stock 1296 Spitfire rods, left over from my Spitfire days. They were magnifluxed. Does anyone want them for the cost of shipping? JoeB</div><div><br></div>
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On Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 07:09:47 PM EST, Mike Harmuth via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp5ca3fc4dyiv4427200872"><div><div dir="ltr">I agree with Brad's recommendation on the Pauter rods. I went with them on my Spit after talking to MGA guys. Their motors have more torque than mine and I didn't come across any reports of rod induced failures.<div>I also never had a properly prepared Triumph rod fail either but how old (and stressed) are the newest Spitfire rods now?</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>mike h</div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp5ca3fc4dyiv4427200872gmail_quote"><div id="ydp5ca3fc4dyiv4427200872yqt25510" class="ydp5ca3fc4dyiv4427200872yqt8744509130"><div dir="ltr" class="ydp5ca3fc4dyiv4427200872gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 4:31 PM Brad Eells via Fot <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydp5ca3fc4dyiv4427200872gmail_quote"><div>Walt,<div><br clear="none"></div><div>I went with Pauter rods for the Spitfire due to the use of a larger rod bolt than Carillo.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Marty Sukey posted some very nasty pictures of his Carillos and a rod bolt failure…good enough for me.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Not sure how it will apply to TR6 items but worth a look.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div dir="ltr">Brad Eells<div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 25, 2023, at 11:33 AM, Walt Hollowell via Fot <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="ydp5ca3fc4dyiv4427200872MsoNormal">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="ydp5ca3fc4dyiv4427200872MsoNormal">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="ydp5ca3fc4dyiv4427200872MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="ydp5ca3fc4dyiv4427200872MsoNormal">Walter Hollowell<u></u><u></u></p><p class="ydp5ca3fc4dyiv4427200872MsoNormal">Albuquerque, New Mexico<u></u><u></u></p></div><div id="ydp5ca3fc4dyiv4427200872m_-3391876765131951192DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br clear="none"><table style="border-top:1px solid rgb(211,212,222);"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="width:55px;padding-top:13px;"><a shape="rect" href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><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;" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true"></a></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" 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 shape="rect" 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" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.avg.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table><a shape="rect" href="#m_-3391876765131951192_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> </a></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br clear="none"><span><a shape="rect" href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">fot@autox.team.net</a></span><br clear="none"><span></span><br clear="none"><span><a shape="rect" href="http://www.fot-racing.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.fot-racing.com</a></span><br clear="none"><span></span><br clear="none"><span>Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a></span><br clear="none"><span>Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://autox.team.net/archive</a> <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</a></span><br clear="none"><span>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/tr4abrad@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/tr4abrad@gmail.com</a></span><br clear="none"><span></span><br clear="none"><span></span><br clear="none"></div></blockquote></div></div>_______________________________________________<br clear="none">
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