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To: Brad Eells <tr4abrad@gmail.com>, "Triumph 'Friends of Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Racing rod design
From: John Styduhar <johnstydo@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 08:34:24 -0400
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Yes, they are the ebay rods. I saw some e-mail traffic that they don't
clear the cylinder liners at the bottom when rotated.

On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 8:05 PM, Brad Eells <tr4abrad@gmail.com> wrote:

> Are these the Ebay rods that have been discussed?
>
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Connecting-Rods-for-Triumph-TR3-TR4-Forged-Conrods-Con-Rod-158-75mm-ARP-Bolts-/131562025540?hash=item1ea1b53244&vxp=mtr
>
> Any thoughts? The price is certainly attractive...
>
>
> Brad
>
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 12:24 PM, MadMarx <tr4racing@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>>
>>
>> After my engine blow at the last race and a rod in two pieces I
>> investigated about rod design.
>>
>>
>>
>> In US forums I found an interesting opinion:
>>
>>
>>
>> H-beam rods are for low rev high torque engine (turbo, compressor)
>>
>> I-beam are for medium torque engines with high revs
>>
>>
>>
>> As engineer I agree with this statement. On high revs the rod shaft gets
>> bended back and forth by the inertia caused by the rotation.
>>
>> I could imagine that the sharp sides of the H-beam rod will create a
>> crack after a while because the stiffness for bending along the rotation
>> axis smaller than with an I-beam rod.
>>
>> That means to me that the fatigue resistance is smaller on an H-beam rod
>> at high revs.
>>
>> With high revs on a long stroke engine I mean 6000+.
>>
>>
>>
>> The manufacturer of the broken H-beam rod was Scat.
>>
>>
>>
>> I think next time I order an I-beam rod from Scat.
>>
>>
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Chris
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Yes=
, they are the ebay rods. I saw some e-mail traffic that they don&#39;t cle=
ar the cylinder liners at the bottom when rotated.</div><div class=3D"gmail=
_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 8:05 PM, Bra=
d Eells <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tr4abrad@gmail.com"; target=
=3D"_blank">tr4abrad@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Are these the Ebay rods that have been discu=
ssed?<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://www.ebay.com/itm/Connecting-Rods=
-for-Triumph-TR3-TR4-Forged-Conrods-Con-Rod-158-75mm-ARP-Bolts-/13156202554=
0?hash=3Ditem1ea1b53244&amp;vxp=3Dmtr" target=3D"_blank">http://www.ebay.co=
m/itm/Connecting-Rods-for-Triumph-TR3-TR4-Forged-Conrods-Con-Rod-158-75mm-A=
RP-Bolts-/131562025540?hash=3Ditem1ea1b53244&amp;vxp=3Dmtr</a><br></div><di=
v><br></div><div>Any thoughts? The price is certainly attractive...</div><d=
iv><br></div><div><br></div><div>Brad</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><div>On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 12:24 PM,=
 MadMarx <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tr4racing@googlemail.com"; =
target=3D"_blank">tr4racing@googlemail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br></div><=
/div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-le=
ft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div lang=3D"DE" link=3D"blue=
" vlink=3D"purple"><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-siz=
e:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f49=
7d">Hi Guys,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;col=
or:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lan=
g=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot=
;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">After my engine blow at the last race and =
a rod in two pieces I investigated about rod design.<u></u><u></u></span></=
p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;fon=
t-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=
=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=
=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;=
;color:#1f497d">In US forums I found an interesting opinion:<u></u><u></u><=
/span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10=
.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">=
<u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&=
quot;;color:#1f497d">H-beam rods are for low rev high torque engine (turbo,=
 compressor)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"E=
N-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-=
serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">I-beam are for medium torque engines with high r=
evs<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" sty=
le=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quo=
t;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><sp=
an lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;=
,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">As engineer I agree with this statem=
ent. On high revs the rod shaft gets bended back and forth by the inertia c=
aused by the rotation.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span=
 lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&=
quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">I could imagine that the sharp sides o=
f the H-beam rod will create a crack after a while because the stiffness fo=
r bending along the rotation axis smaller than with an I-beam rod.<u></u><u=
></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-s=
ize:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f=
497d">That means to me that the fatigue resistance is smaller on an H-beam =
rod at high revs.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=
=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;=
sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">With high revs on a long stroke engine I me=
an 6000+.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-U=
S" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-ser=
if&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana=
&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">The manufacturer of the broken=
 H-beam rod was Scat.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&q=
uot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&=
quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">I think next time =
I order an I-beam rod from Scat.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verda=
na&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span><=
/p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;fo=
nt-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">What do=
 you think?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN=
-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-s=
erif&quot;;color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verda=
na&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Cheers<u></u><u></u></span><=
/p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;fo=
nt-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1f497d">Chris<u=
></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><br></div></div>__________________=
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