Max Speeding K-Series rods

[Kal-El]

I posted a while ago about a new K-Series engine build I did with Roger Fabry and Jason Langan at Hellier performance. I just thought I'd report back, specifically regarding the steel rods I decided to use from Max Speeding. I paid £200 inc vat and delivery for them and so far no dramas. I've now done 3 track days, and several thousand miles on road. I still see people searching around for the single tang roads in scrap yards and paying silly money for them and thought it's about time someone commented on the alternatives. Jason uses them in his Mitsubishi Evo builds and hasn't had any issues with them. Perhaps its no longer necessary for searching around for 20 year old rods in rusty scrap yards...

Has anyone else used them? Mine were the updated design as requested by Dave Andrews.

[paul richards]

Yes. I used them in my k series rebuild a couple of years ago. 210 bhp and no problems.

[7 wonders of the world]

Max speeding make rods for a lot of leading companies who simply etch their name on them, I've used several sets from them dimensionally perfect and balanced to well under .5g.

 

[rj]

I've got a set too. Not yet fitted, but they'll go in the old car with the engine that just revs to 8,100.

For the screamer I have a set of Carrillo rods. These are around 50g lighter each, yet, with the weight of a 80mm Omega piston (not going in that engine) they'd be good for 10k according to Carrillo.

The Max Speeding Rods will surely do, they are very good value for the money they cost.

 

[TRP]

I also used max speeding rods in my 200+bhp k series. I’ve now sold that engine but used it for a couple of trackdays and half a dozen sprints and hillclimbs with no problems to report. The engine revved to 8k and went there regularly!