connecting rod weight reduction
 

I thought this was a cool video. I dont know if it has been posted but never the less here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gf4ZB-ydS0 the guy has a lot of other videos http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=fiatnutz&p=r

Re: connecting rod weight reduction
 

kinda cool. I wonder if it affects the strength of the rod though? Don't the rods get some strength from having their surface compressed by being shotpeened?

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Wow all that work and you save a oz and probably weaken the rod.
Your better buying a oz. and :6

Dam im ------- bored.

Re: connecting rod weight reduction
 

The area where he removed the weight is like the last place it would fail so its pretty safe. I bet they did shot peen the rod after the machining though.

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if they shot peen or polish it up a bit itll be fine. Never ever seen a rod fail where they took material from