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Old 07-22-2013, 09:35 PM
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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...









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Old 07-22-2013, 09:36 PM
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What a good connecting rod looks like:





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Old 07-22-2013, 11:55 PM
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Wow!! What brand rods were those?
Any specs on what happened when the HG let go?

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Old 07-23-2013, 12:00 AM
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Wow!! What brand rods were those?
Any specs on what happened when the HG let go?

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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..
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Old 07-23-2013, 04:02 AM
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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..
I guess better the rod then the crank...

thanks for the response Jack
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