A connecting rod is the mechanical link between the piston and the crankshaft. By design, connecting rods convert vertical motion into rotary motion, eventually yielding torque at the flywheel. By ...

A connecting rod may be the most stressed component within an engine—absorbing compressive loads and resisting centrifugal forces during each crank revolution. When considering how robust a connecting ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT The advent of more efficient direct injection turbocharged engines has increased the need for higher performance connecting rods, ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 111, Section 5: JOURNAL OF MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING (2002), pp. 317-323 (7 pages) The automotive industry is being challenged to continuously improve the performance of ...

Connecting rod failures are known to cause some of the most catastrophic engine damage imaginable. And in the modern diesel engine's case, its connecting rods are subjected to very high levels of ...

The lower portion of an engine and its contents, that large hunk of cast metal below the cylinder head, is commonly referred to in motorhead circles as the short-block. A short-block is comprised of ...