mike tkach

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i have never heard of a rod twisting due to detonation,where did you get this information.i am asking because i am always wanting to learn.

mike tkach

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thats some funny chit right their!

Black Baja

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I have to ask... How many AA's does your toy take. That thing has gotta take a lot if it's spinning 10,600 rpm's. No really who's heads are on that thing that will support that many rpm.

Cole2534

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Are you going to substantiate this claim? I don't see how a rod with its symmetrical shape would ever impart a twisting motion in tension or compression.

Black Baja

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When you detonate the piss out of the motor the piston will want to rotate in the bore. The I-beam design is alot stronger as far as twisting goes. I think I still have some pics in my old phone of a set of rods that came out of a nitrous motor with a bad tune up. This is not a big mystery to nitrous builders.

Full Force

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I never heard of twisting myself, not to say it cannot happen, but never once heard that...

brian41

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A little before your time.......look up Chubby Checker.

Full Force

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lol

Cole2534

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Cool. I'd like to see pics of those twisted rods.

jamie 10017

Just my 2 cents butt most of the time when a Rod fails.... something else has happened first (spun bearing) oiling issue "something" its not to often they just break , not saying they can't or won't break but rarely.... I was IHRA Record Holder in 84 and 85 in A-Gas 468 bbc with tin-dipped chevy rods 8600 rpms never a problem. I know thats different from boat engines but as others have said.... tune up.. Clearences when built etc etc will blow one up quickly.