Graham Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Connecting-Rod-Rods-fit-Triumph-TR5-TR250-GT6-TR6-late-model-Conrods-Con-Rod-LJR-/201467054757?hash=item2ee85f4aa5:g:pVgAAOSwrklVVFoe thoughts everybody ? ATB Graham Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Posted December 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Think I've answered my own question, this looks like same product but shipped from Hong Kong (with same spelling mistakes as previous add) which claims shipping from Portsmouth ! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fit-Triumph-TR250-TR6-late-Performance-conrod-con-rod-connecting-rod-ARP-SALE-/221974372121?hash=item33aeb41f19:g:lLsAAOSwEetV8pBi ATB Graham Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hi Graham, there was a thread on the CT forum and the general thought was that they were good. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hmm http://stores.ebay.co.uk/LJRacing2015/Triumph-/_i.html?LH_BIN=1&_fsub=10218953012&_sasi=1&_sid=1356138822&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Performance-Conrod-Connecting-Rod-Ferrari-Testarossa-5-0L-12Cylinder-ljr-/201489025324?hash=item2ee9ae892c The only negatives the seller has on ebay are about turbos No rod out the side complaints Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snowric Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Enginuity fitted them to my TR5 during rebuild as a cheaper alternative to carillos. There are a couple of people here who have used them too. They were comparably equal weight (I did to the gram); they were redesigned after launch to move the oil hole/path in the piston into the right place (someone in Sideways Technologies website referred to this). Much lkighter than the standard rods but heavier than carillo obviously. I thought they were excellent, gudgeon pins from pistons fitted nicely without need to ream etc. But what do i know, Jerry at Enginuity reported they fitted well and needed no additional machining. My engine is a fast road engine, I have a rev limiter at 5750 and, after 3500 miles all is well. Famous last words? Snowy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snowric Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 the weights were as I remember 719g for an original conrod with Original bolts.554g for maxspeeding rod inc bolts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snowric Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Sorry just to clarify, the rods needed no machining but the block (mine is a TR5/250 block) needed a small notch/relief at the bottom of each bore to avoid the rods touching. If you bore out further than 40 thou then this is apparently less of a problem. Snowy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fremont Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Some racing rods are so beefy that they won't fit through the bore unless enlarged to 2.6 liters. Weight savings not so much. Carillos are in the ~ 425-450g range. The weight reduction ( ~ 4 lbs where it really counts ) makes the engine feel more like square compared to one with balanced stock rods ( I've got both ). I wonder what the effect on safe redline might be. The sole downside is cost; I wonder how long they will still be available. My next engine will have them without a doubt! Cheers, Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Jones Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 This has come up a number of times on the Sideways Forum. Some of the threads date from when these things first appeared on the market and certainly there were issues with fit at the beginning. These may have been addressed...... http://sideways-technologies.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic/670-con-rods-made-in-china/?hl=%20max%20%20speeding%20%20rods http://sideways-technologies.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic/1829-maxspeedingrods-con-rods/?hl=%2Bmax+%2Bspeeding+%2Brods&do=findComment&comment=23821 Various people nave bought them. Results...... variable. Nick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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