~ Debunking the Aluminum Connecting-Rod Myth ~
#1 > All Connecting Rods stretch.
#2 > Re-using the Rod depends entirely on the previous application.
#3 > Aluminum-Rods will stretch approximately .010" more than a Steel Rod.
#4 > Anybody who can analyze an Aluminum-Rod from a 'Myth' is a 'Banana'.
#5 > There is more to it than just saying > "A used Aluminum-Rod is no good."
#6 > There a several different types of analysis {inspection} to determine if an
Aluminum-Rod can be re-installed in an Engine.
#7 > The area of the most concern, is the Large-End {Rod Journal}, as with extended
use or high-revving, the Large-End can tend to get 'oblong'.
#1 > All Connecting Rods stretch.
#2 > Re-using the Rod depends entirely on the previous application.
#3 > Aluminum-Rods will stretch approximately .010" more than a Steel Rod.
#4 > Anybody who can analyze an Aluminum-Rod from a 'Myth' is a 'Banana'.
#5 > There is more to it than just saying > "A used Aluminum-Rod is no good."
#6 > There a several different types of analysis {inspection} to determine if an
Aluminum-Rod can be re-installed in an Engine.
#7 > The area of the most concern, is the Large-End {Rod Journal}, as with extended
use or high-revving, the Large-End can tend to get 'oblong'.