connecting rod dimensions?

[blkboostedtruck]

I found some aftermarket rods for the 1.6 on ebay, not too shabby a price either.

what do you guys think?

http://cgi.ebay.com/VW-Golf-Turbo-Diesel-1-6L-Connecting-Rods-Conrod-Pleuel_W0QQitemZ170111884888QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item170111884888&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177

looks like other Chinese stuff...

no not Chinese i grew up near that area and that all industrial business in that area! all made in house right there! pretty sure!
Duane

[truckinwagen]

I noticed the add said three available - ? - does that mean three each or three sets of four? I sure would not want to buy just three at that price!
What do you think?
Steve

I would definitely email him and confirm not just that, but also the rest of the dimensions of the rods as only the length is listed on his ebay page.

but a great alternative to pauter if they are the right ones

[zukgod1]

Nice looking for sure.

$360 ish doesn't sound to bad for a price I suppose.

[rallydiesel]

The price is for 4. It says right on the page - "Quatity: 4 pcs".

[TurboJ]

Now if they only replied to the emails...

[truckinwagen]

no kidding, I am hoping to get a reply soon so I can decide whether or not to buy a set, I need to make my decision soonish too.

[subsonic]

You could improve your stock connecting rods like this:

Polished and shot peened
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[truckinwagen]

but what kind of improvement will that really provide?
I am looking for a much more robust rod as my goal is low end power where the rods are really stressed.

I will probably end up with the stock rods for a while, but I want a stronger alternative for when I bend them (and I will bend them!)

[Typrus]

By eliminating ridges and rough spots you reduce the chances of a stress-point developing resulting in a stress fracture or breaking point. Shot-peening hardens the surface (if done right) and further prevents cracks and breaks.

Cheap way to help out.

[TurboJ]

...but probably not much help against bending the rods.

[arb]

By eliminating ridges and rough spots you reduce the chances of a stress-point developing resulting in a stress fracture or breaking point. Shot-peening hardens the surface (if done right) and further prevents cracks and breaks.

Cheap way to help out.

You hit it right on the head. The peaks are called "stress raisers" in the aviation world. That's why when I drilled my place steel for my turbo flanges, I removed the raisers the drill bit made, because the stress raiser can cause a crack to form. Polishing results in these peaks and valleys being eliminated - the stress and loads being evenly distributed along the part much more equally.

[zukgod1]

You could improve your stock connecting rods like this:

Polished and shot peened

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Those look sexy for stock rods.!!  :shock:

[53 willys]

You could improve your stock connecting rods like this:

Polished and shot peened

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didnt you pay well over $500 for that??

[monomer]

You could improve your stock connecting rods like this:

Polished and shot peened

didnt you pay well over $500 for that??[/quote]

I recall around $30/rod from one of his threads....



it was $500 for the entire machining?

[subsonic]

Getting the work done on the rods:
22.00 each for polishing.
9.50 each for shot peening.
6.50 each to magnaflux.
90.00 for new ARP con-rod bolts.
20.00 for new con-rod bearings.
10.00 for new wrist pin bushings.
So now I'm up to 272.00
Resizing the big end would be about 16.00 each. I get the good buddy discount so I don't need to cover that, but if I did, I would be up to
356.00


You could polish the rods yourself and just bring them to get shot peened.