Are your pistons all the same (symmetrical), right-handed, left-handed or a combination of both? On some cylinder head designs, the spark plug is not always opposite the intake manifold like a...

While our recommended bolt stretch and clamp loads have been working well for many years, we can’t ignore the fact that rods continue to be subjected to more demanding tensile loads as...

As load requirements have increased over the years, CP-Carrillo developed an improved 3/8 CARR fastener to meet the rigorous performance standards one expects from Carrillo connecting rods. This...

Inertia Loading on the connecting rod: a calculation of Stroke, Rod length, Rod and Piston assembly weights and RPM. Inertia is the force that will try to separate the split line, if the...

Two common specs asked for when making custom pistons are the connecting rod small end width or thickness, or pin end width or thickness, and the strap thickness. Knowing these dimensions,...

After Fred Carrillo’s land speed racing accident, he went to his hotrod buddies and asked them what they needed.  “They all said they needed a good steel rod”, so Fred set...

Did you know that Fred Carrillo (1926-2013), founder of Carrillo rods was an avid hotrodder? Together with his brother in-law, he build a 1927 Ford Model T, with a Winfield-equipped flathead for...

Piston ring end gap is just as critical as your bearing clearances but is often overlooked. Just because the ring manufacture says the rings are for a certain bore size it is ultimately the...

Article appeared in Race Engine Technology, written by Ian Bamsey

Notching the skirt is something CP-Carrillo does primarily to provide clearance for an oil squirter. Most modern engines have oil squirters at the bottom of the cylinder that point up and shoot...