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[Commo64]

Nope. Maybe the forum mods can help.

You could put it into the how to section...

 

[MaxCommie689]

You could put it into the how to section...

Done. Waiting for the mods to review and approve the content.

 

[MaxCommie689]

*edit*
Ordered the splitter/connector but that ebay seller doesn't ship to these shakey isles so I'll have to find someone else to pay to give me the horn.

I’m sure one of us here can help ship it out to you.

 

[UTE042_NZ]

I’m sure one of us here can help ship it out to you.

Very kind of you to offer and I may just take you up on that.

I'll check the availability and price here with my local stealership next week. Meant to today but forgot to before I got involved in finishing the prep work in my shed for the sparky next week. Bloody shipping from anywhere seems to cost twice or three times as much as whatever it is you're buying these days.

 

[MaxCommie689]

Came across this - https://newatlas.com/automotive/two-piece-con-rod-thunder/
Sounds like an interesting concept. I hope someone does an independent testing of the claims.

 

[VF2R]

Came across this - https://newatlas.com/automotive/two-piece-con-rod-thunder/
Sounds like an interesting concept. I hope someone does an independent testing of the claims.

Very interesting indeed...something to watch

 

[Skylarking]

Came across this - https://newatlas.com/automotive/two-piece-con-rod-thunder/
Sounds like an interesting concept. I hope someone does an independent testing of the claims.

Doesn’t compute will Robinson…

The combustion pressures don’t change and simply put torque is a function of leverage so how can a shorter crank lever provide more torque?

And if it wasn’t for those outriggers within the top part of the rod, those wiggly outrigger bits that press against the inside of the piston skits, we must see increasing piston bore side loads and the whole arrangement would likely fold at the mid joint and jamb up in the piston bore of not for those outriggers…

Added to that, people spend silly money trying to make the rotating assembly as light as possible so as to maximise RPM capacity but this obviously much heavier arrangement (like for like) flies contrary to such established notions…

Really if it wasn’t presented at SEMA I’d have thought it was an old April fools joke. I’m still waiting for some punch line and the cymbal and drum sound

 

[MaxCommie689]

Doesn’t compute will Robinson…

The combustion pressures don’t change and simply put torque is a function of leverage so how can a shorter crank lever provide more torque?

And if it wasn’t for those outriggers within the top part of the rod, those wiggly outrigger bits that press against the inside of the piston skits, we must see increasing piston bore side loads and the whole arrangement would likely fold at the mid joint and jamb up in the piston bore of not for those outriggers…

Added to that, people spend silly money trying to make the rotating assembly as light as possible so as to maximise RPM capacity but this obviously much heavier arrangement (like for like) flies contrary to such established notions…

Really if it wasn’t presented at SEMA I’d have thought it was an old April fools joke. I’m still waiting for some punch line and the cymbal and drum sound

I agree. Sounds counter-intuitive/ too good to be true.
I was expecting a drum-roll when I played the video. I checked my speakers and then realised that the video has no sound

 

[Skylarking]

I was expecting a drum-roll when I played the video. I checked my speakers and then realised that the video has no sound

Yeah no sound and I also waited to the end but didn’t hear a tish-boom

 

[Forg]

Yeah no sound and I also waited to the end but didn’t hear a tish-boom

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