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JerrywithaG

07-22-2013 08:35 PM

new Connecticut customer

tore down motor to do a headgasket job & switch to Champion GN1 "R" heads and found something a little more interesting in the bottom end...

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps5ac87770.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps69bfcf53.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps202ca08d.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...pse38bd7f6.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...psf5cbfa57.jpg

JerrywithaG

07-22-2013 08:36 PM

What a good connecting rod looks like:

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps798522d8.jpg

What we found:

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...psca013487.jpg

Royal-T

07-22-2013 10:55 PM

Wow!! What brand rods were those?
Any specs on what happened when the HG let go?

thanks
aaron

JCotton1

07-22-2013 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Royal-T (Post 9335)

Wow!! What brand rods were those?
Any specs on what happened when the HG let go?

thanks
aaron

well... they are the Scat rods, but when you run 29lbs of boost, burn a hole through the head gasket to a water jacket and hydro-lock a cylinder.... something has to give... seen it happen a few times before..

Royal-T

07-23-2013 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JCotton1 (Post 9336)

I guess better the rod then the crank...:eek:

thanks for the response Jack

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