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correct. but lighter rods put less load on bearings at higher rpms

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If you didn't know... thoes spec's are for a 4g63 6 bolt.. What else do you have in stock??!! :) :) thanks for weighing! how close were they to eachother? +/- 2 grams?

more info... Wow i was shooting in the dark about the windage losses! :D "There is a rod article in the current issue of Racecar Engineering (a UK publication) where they talk about the + cross design. I'll quote a section of it here..... " The clean, windage-reducing configuration of it's...

Not on its own, but every little piece adds up. lightened: 1.crank 2.rods 3.pistons 4.cam/cam gears/heads 5.flywheel 6.crank pulley 7.drivetrain/transaxle, etc. i think it would be night and day.. :) edit: Think of it this way... When you are in the process of lightening your car do you think...

"Rod Weights per rod: Crower Rods: 639 gramsEagle Rods: 550 gramsPauter Rods: 675 grams[/list Weight between all 4 rods: Crowers vs.Pauters : .39lbs or 144 gramsCrowers vs. Eagles: .95lbs or 356 gramsPauter vs. Eagles: 1.34lbs or 500 grams[/list] In the first set, the Crowers weigh 144 grams...

'responsive' and 'snappy' might not be as clear and concise, for others, as you might think it is. I could say my lawn mower was responsive and snappy but that doesn't describe if its turbo'd :)

yea now while your at it.... clean up your garage! :D

one thing not mentioned is that higher compression helps spool-up :)