07-22-2014, 12:49 PM | #1 |
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Forged rods for the LFX engine!
I'm in the works of getting a batch of forged 4340 H beam rods for the LFX engine made. I'll end up 2 individual rods left that I can't make a full set out of. I'm thinking I would like to send at least one of them out for fatigue testing and analysis to really get an idea of how much of a beating they can take.
I'm sure I could have it done at the manufacturer, but I would like to have it third party tested. I did stumble across this: http://www.chryslertestservices.com/...urability.html , and have already tried contacting them, awaiting a response. In your guys' travels have you ever had this done, or know of another source, or multiple sources I could have this testing done at? Sorry if this is in the wrong section, the forced induction area just seemed like the best bet. Last edited by Jason@JacFab; 11-05-2014 at 10:13 AM. |
07-22-2014, 05:33 PM | #2 |
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I wanted to do a set too, maybe 4 more could make 2 sets, pm pricing.
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07-22-2014, 05:49 PM | #3 |
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I'm actually having 50 rods made, 8 complete sets, 2 extra... I still need to supply 2 more dimensions to finalize the plan, and pricing. They are 4-6 weeks out once I pull the trigger.
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would these also fit the LLT???
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07-23-2014, 01:33 AM | #7 |
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Maybe I should just change the topic of this thread... Yay rods!!!
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07-23-2014, 04:11 AM | #8 |
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These are your design?
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07-23-2014, 09:01 AM | #9 |
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No. It was generated and supplied to me by the company that's going to be making the rods based on the rod dimensions I supplied to them off of the GM LFX mechanical specifications document. I have a stock rod, and bearing on the way to me to provide them with the dimension info that was missing from the GM document. I may end up just sending them the rod and bearing.
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11-05-2014, 10:05 AM | #10 |
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I'll just leave this here...
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Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk
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Those are sweet...
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Sexy.
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Very nice! |
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