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Offline msundstrom

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Aluminum rods and nitro
« on: October 22, 2013, 03:54:33 PM »
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At what % should I be considering aluminum rods?
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Re: Aluminum rods and nitro
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2013, 05:29:00 PM »
I would say at 50% or higher they are a must. Quite a few customers are running steel H beam rods with 30% just fine.

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Re: Aluminum rods and nitro
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2013, 09:11:05 PM »
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Re: Aluminum rods and nitro
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2013, 05:45:22 AM »
why? thanks
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Re: Aluminum rods and nitro
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2013, 09:00:11 AM »
 Steel rods transfer every bit of the impact and shock loading into the bearings and crank. The shock loads are much greater running nitro and aluminum rods are generally accepted as helping to cushion this somewhat.
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Re: Aluminum rods and nitro
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2013, 06:11:41 AM »
thanks ! I have lots more thoughts  :o again, thanks for your time
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