More evidence the newer cracked cap rods, are hating life around the 1000hp and better.....

Fuel only.


(every rod is tweeked to varing degrees, #5 went past the point of return)
This is #3




(Did not stick a piston...bore is in perfect shape, after the rod broke......combustion pressure pushed the piston down the hole as the crank cheese grated it out the left side)





Woodruff's billet rods in transit.......


Experimental Mahle steel monotherm's in transit.......

 

Some nice work there. What were you doing when it happened, dyno drag race or cruising?

 

what are you guys up there doing wrong with those rods? LOL

 

Very impressive!

 

"Cheese grated it out the left side"

Man, that sucks.

 

Sorry to hear about that...

How's the block look where #5 once resided?

 

I assume His block has a new Window in it

 

The Canadian trucks must be getting the Chinese forgings......


Data logging some hard pulls, setting up the gates.

The cylinder is in perfect shape, except the bottom of the bore that the rod
knocked out.
Didn't even loose the coolant.
Was 1/4 mile from the shop and drove back in the open door...LOL

 

lol, I will have to remember that one.

 

Powder Metal rods for the Win!!!!!

 

Where do you guys live???

 

how about some side shots of the piston? did they look OK other than the broke one?

 

Yup, these rods are a bit on the mushy side.....


I'm a stones throw away from the eskimo's....(NE Saskatchewan)......lets on to how DENSE the air was.....

Yeah the other pistons are perfect, 100% not even the slightest scratch in the skirts running 7.5 thou clearance.

 

my rods will not break.

 

That was a good investment in the Cunningham's......

Nothing's like the puke your guts out feeling when you blow a rod out the side.......

I like the 2000HP rating of the Woodruff's LOL I should NEVER touch those....