Rod bolts, main caps, and what not.
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I always thought for rod bolts as the crankshaft rotates the big end of the connecting rod becomes almost oval shaped that's mainly what causes rod bolts to bend. So I always believed rpm had a lot to do with it more so as the rod bolts is the main supporter for all the tension loads caused by each rotation of the crankshaft..
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Stupid truck driver.
This is the dumbest truck driver I know. Jus sayin.
Speaking of rod bolts, I don't keep my boat in a heated garage mahal. That said, all those spring days that the dew is on your windshield, your engine is sweating on the inside. I don't start my engine everyday and bring it to operating temp everyday. It takes some run time to boil all the water out. That's why short trips in the car are worse than highway miles. L19 sounds like a bad idea anywhere besides a desert. I guess a super stocker or a dragster you are running a filled block with would be ok, but those are easier to put in a temperature controlled garage.
Of course I've never built an engine or been to college for that kind of thing. I've never sat and talked with any drag racers or engine builders. Never met anybody who engineered the 426 hemi or street raced the silver bullet in the 60's. I'm a dodge driver. It would be awesome.
Speaking of rod bolts, I don't keep my boat in a heated garage mahal. That said, all those spring days that the dew is on your windshield, your engine is sweating on the inside. I don't start my engine everyday and bring it to operating temp everyday. It takes some run time to boil all the water out. That's why short trips in the car are worse than highway miles. L19 sounds like a bad idea anywhere besides a desert. I guess a super stocker or a dragster you are running a filled block with would be ok, but those are easier to put in a temperature controlled garage.
Of course I've never built an engine or been to college for that kind of thing. I've never sat and talked with any drag racers or engine builders. Never met anybody who engineered the 426 hemi or street raced the silver bullet in the 60's. I'm a dodge driver. It would be awesome.
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I always thought for rod bolts as the crankshaft rotates the big end of the connecting rod becomes almost oval shaped that's mainly what causes rod bolts to bend. So I always believed rpm had a lot to do with it more so as the rod bolts is the main supporter for all the tension loads caused by each rotation of the crankshaft..
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My experience comes from drag racing and circle jerks. That being said, I've had great success with ARP 2000's.Myself and a group of drag racer's making 1000hp at the wheels on boosted engines with no failures. To me the question should be who installed a ARP 2000 or (insert aftermarket option) and had a failure??? What horsepower and RPM did it happen??? All the engine failures I've seen are normally from something else. I. e dropped valve, lose of oil pressure (yes possibly from rod stretch) and leanouts.
How long before this thread goes completely off topic? lol
How long before this thread goes completely off topic? lol
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My experience comes from drag racing and circle jerks. That being said, I've had great success with ARP 2000's.Myself and a group of drag racer's making 1000hp at the wheels on boosted engines with no failures. To me the question should be who installed a ARP 2000 or (insert aftermarket option) and had a failure??? What horsepower and RPM did it happen??? All the engine failures I've seen are normally from something else. I. e dropped valve, lose of oil pressure (yes possibly from rod stretch) and
I agree 100% when you have an aluminum block what are you bolting into? When you have an aluminum rod what are you bolting into? I don't know what everyone else has been around but when you have aluminum blocks with aluminum main caps and aluminum rods upwards of 3000 horsepower. Rod bolts seem kinda trivial to me.
How long before this thread goes completely off topic? lol
I agree 100% when you have an aluminum block what are you bolting into? When you have an aluminum rod what are you bolting into? I don't know what everyone else has been around but when you have aluminum blocks with aluminum main caps and aluminum rods upwards of 3000 horsepower. Rod bolts seem kinda trivial to me.
How long before this thread goes completely off topic? lol