A connecting rod is the mechanical link between the piston and the crankshaft. By design, connecting rods convert vertical motion into rotary motion, eventually yielding torque at the flywheel. By ...

When you consider the crazy monkey motion of reciprocating internal combustion engines it is remarkable they work as well as they do. You have eight pistons and connecting rods doing a “do-si-do” ...

Utah's Transcend Energy Group claims it has a relatively simple and cheap way to dramatically increase the torque output of combustion engines, simply by replacing the standard connecting rods with ...

We often talk about how easy it is to make horsepower these days, giving praise to cylinder heads and camshaft technology, but if it wasn’t for tough bottom end parts, such as the modern aftermarket ...

Carbon fiber body panels, seats, wings and even wheels are not unheard of, but now Lamborghini wants to use the lightweight material to make internal engine components. Speaking with Automotive News, ...

Power comes from an all-aluminium 4.7l straight-six engine with a wide-angle head, titanium connecting rods, triple Weber ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global connecting rods market is projected to expand at a 4.7% CAGR during the forecast period, reaching US$ 11.7 Bn by 2032.

Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media ...

Lamborghini recently inaugurated a research and development center in Seattle, Washington that aims to drive advances in carbon fiber technology. We’ve just learned that one of the projects it’s ...

Connecting rods are typically constructed out of forged steel, with virtually all high-performance rods made from the 4340 steel alloy (center). Aluminum connecting rods[right]offer reduced weight at ...