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Competition Connecting Rods » DR-1111-ROD-01

Lunati connecting rods are formed from 1.875-ichn diameter 4340 alloy steel bar. Cut into lengths, they are conveyed to an induction heater and in seconds their temperature escalates to around 2,275F.

Lunati connecting rods are formed from 1.875-ichn diameter 4340 alloy steel bar. Cut into lengths, they are conveyed to an induction heater and in seconds their temperature escalates to around 2,275F.

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In a malleable, plastic condition, not a molten state, the material is handled by tongs and placed in each of three con rod impressions carved into a die block. As the hammer man runs the hammer, he displaces the soft, white hot metal into each impression, gradually forming the connecting rod. The hammer, which imposes a force of 3,000 pounds, impacts the material one strike per second. Three strikes of the hammer and the con rod is forged.

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