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TimT
post Jan 13 2006, 09:50 PM
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So I have twelve Ti rods, need six to build the GT3RS engine. Had a Ti expert look at them.. tells us all twelve are nice paperweights now

Call PMNA $3480 our cost for 6 Pankl rods

any one want to buy a souvenier? Im thinking of selling these rods on Ebay as curios
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post Jan 14 2006, 11:09 AM
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First stupid question of the day. What is the coating?

Second stupid question, Why not have then re-coated?

Third one coming, Is the coating simply an inducator for metal fatigue?


We dont know anybody who recoats them, we dont know what the coating is. These rods are meant to have a service life of only 40 hours anyway. Im looking into the aerospace industry to see if there is a company tat can help outThe engines they came out of have about 20 hours on them, and we were hoping to get more use out of the rods.PMNA doesnt offer a reconditioning service for the rods. And there is a question whether or not they can be recoated/reconditioned. This is what we are going to explore next. Ill try and take some pics next week of the rods.

Its pretty amazing that the connecting rods in the GT3RS engines are considered a maintenance item. To be replaced when an engine is refreshed.

We know the owner of TiMet, a fellow racer. He
and one of his metalurgists visited the shop the other day equiped with microsopes etc. They gave use the bad news (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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TimT   OT: Ouch   Jan 13 2006, 09:50 PM
pek771   How did they fail?   Jan 13 2006, 09:53 PM
davep     Jan 13 2006, 09:59 PM
Jeroen   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/htm...   Jan 13 2006, 10:02 PM
TimT   Ti rods have a coating .. you can see a parting li...   Jan 13 2006, 10:09 PM
Aaron Cox   how much for the paper weight? id like one http://www.914world.com/bbs2/h...   Jan 13 2006, 10:13 PM
TimT   Whats wrong with me putting these rods on ebay? ...   Jan 13 2006, 10:15 PM
Aaron Cox   pick me pick me!   Jan 13 2006, 10:16 PM
Mueller     Jan 13 2006, 10:48 PM
sixnotfour   Me too http://www.914world....   Jan 13 2006, 10:55 PM
rpmmaxxed   Add me to that there list of paper weight wanters.   Jan 13 2006, 11:40 PM
McMark   How much!? Give us a price. I'm interest...   Jan 13 2006, 11:51 PM
GWN7   "What's that? "It's a $580 paperweig...   Jan 14 2006, 12:02 AM
Eric Taylor   Sounds like a cool thing, count me in for the wait...   Jan 14 2006, 03:00 AM
ArtechnikA     Jan 14 2006, 05:34 AM
LvSteveH   Where is your sense of adventure man! It...   Jan 14 2006, 05:51 AM
Headrage   I'll take one please....   Jan 14 2006, 10:01 AM
rick 918-S   First stupid question of the day. What is the coat...   Jan 14 2006, 10:36 AM
TimT     Jan 14 2006, 11:09 AMbd1308   i'll take one...   Jan 14 2006, 11:13 AM
bondo   Aren't paperweights supposed to be HEAVY?   Jan 14 2006, 08:00 PM
Jeroen   so, how much for one of those super cool paperweig...   Jan 14 2006, 09:05 PM
tat2dphreak     Jan 14 2006, 09:09 PM
TimT  
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TimT   xyz   Jan 14 2006, 09:38 PM
TimT   snap crackle pop   Jan 14 2006, 09:39 PM
TimT   Maybe if Bill decides the rods can go we will do o...   Jan 14 2006, 09:43 PM
Aaron Cox   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/ht...   Jan 14 2006, 09:49 PM
MattR   Wait wait, motorsports sold you a bad rod? The RS...   Jan 14 2006, 10:32 PM
TimT  
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Jeroen   errrrr.... that's gotta hurt h...   Jan 14 2006, 10:55 PM
Speedster07   Those Bastards http://www....   Jan 14 2006, 11:01 PM
TimT   Jeroen, the exploded engine I showed, and the conn...   Jan 14 2006, 11:13 PM


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