Don't Blame the Rod Bolt
By Don Terrill (c)2005

I feel sorry for the poor little rod bolt - it's been wrongly accused of failure more than any other part in the engine.

My eyes roll back into my head every time I hear; "Blew up my engine last weekend - broke a rod bolt." Then they go on about rumors of a bad batch of rod bolts and how they hope to get the rod manufacture to pay for their

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Source: Raceology - Science of Auto Racing
Technical Column by Don Terrill