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 ...

Engine failures that many racers blame on the connecting rods are often actually installation mistakes. When their characteristics are correctly understood, connecting rods can be one of the strongest ...

Part of the exploding connecting rod cap got lodged between the block and crank. Certain parts of an engine shouldn’t be visible from the outside. If they are, something went wrong. It’s often not ...