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Connecting Rod & Piston

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The connecting rods are powdered metal, heat treated and shot peened. The connecting rod incorporates the floating piston pin. An oil cooling hole, which indexes once per revolution with the connecting rod oil feed hole, is drilled in the large end of the rod for piston cooling, the pistons are cast aluminum. The piston rings are of a low tension type to reduce friction. The top compression ring is steel with a molybdenum facing and phosphate coated sides. The second compression ring is gray iron. The oil ring is a 3-piece spring construction with chromium plating.

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