All Motor Chat - High Gearing, Light weight, Revin to the moon-
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Anyone going to venture and pick up the CJ Coyote intake?
gil_t2
Love Nitro in the Morning
A John In NJ
Rice Cooker
And how much does a thing like that run for?
Mike K
WANNA BE FAST
1 million dollars....lol
The dirty dog went home for the weekend. Hopefully, he will post up mon. Aluminum rods are a little scary to me.
gil_t2
Love Nitro in the Morning
Why, Alu rods have been around for 50 years. Top Fuel cars use them over and over, making 8000 HP
NotaHybrid
I'm slow
Only 8000 hp? My blender has more...
I think aluminum and repeated stress is just hard wired as being bad in my brain. I know alloys have come a very long way.
gil_t2
Love Nitro in the Morning
Just think of the beating pistons take, and most aren't even forged.
ford20
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I know KDanner has one on order ... Or is it WBT I forget with those two but one of them has one on order. I have no idea when they will be shipping though, I also have one but I have no use for it yet much like the FRPP 3V and Boss 302 intakes I had sitting on the desk in my room lol. I would think the best thing to do with the CJ intake would be (like you said) to go through the engine with at least CNC'd heads and some custom cams would be nice.
Top fuel motors go only a few passes between teardowns.
Aluminum rods need to be checked for "stretch" on a very regular basis. Also they can take plenty of power but the tensile strength is less than steel so your chances of a catastrophic failure are higher.
I would never run them in a street car or even a car that sees any street time. Save them for the guys trying to win a specific class or with enough money that can tolerate the odd burn down.
EDIT: I did some reading and it seems that the "stretch" is a myth.
However, manufacturers do not suggest using them in low-load applications like street cars.
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Aluminum rods need to be checked for "stretch" on a very regular basis. Also they can take plenty of power but the tensile strength is less than steel so your chances of a catastrophic failure are higher.
I would never run them in a street car or even a car that sees any street time. Save them for the guys trying to win a specific class or with enough money that can tolerate the odd burn down.
EDIT: I did some reading and it seems that the "stretch" is a myth.
However, manufacturers do not suggest using them in low-load applications like street cars.
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Yes, on order since July. Original estimated delivery date was in September, that has changed multiple times. They are now down to bumping it 2 weeks at a time instead of a month. Current date is this Thursday, we'll see.
YoungPony
forum member
I don't know about the stretch being a "Myth" but I do know that when the top fuel guy pull into the pits and drop the pan they mark the rod caps with how many passes and replace them after a certain amount regardless. That may just be as a precaution but I'm not sure.
With the stress that an 8000hp motor goes through, any connecting rod would really only be good for a small number of runs but with aluminum, it fatigues quicker than steel and with its already lower tensile strength, it is only a matter of time until it gives.
If I had a dedicated drag car that rode to the track on a trailer and was torn down between seasons, I'd use aluminum rods if my budget allowed it. The sportsman guys can get a few hundred passes on a set of aluminum rods without a problem.
Wicked97
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its slightly used id let the whole thing go for about 12Gs
just add an intake and your rolling
Wicked97
forum member
Its a 3V
Browsing through FB today I found someone had one already installed. Not sure who it is
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