Connecting Rod Design Evolution and Metrology

we basically type a job number in and then we use all kinds of automation to go and grab the forging grab the data from the from the computer database put it into the design sheet and then it manufacturer well it cuts it on screen or models it on the screen and then it's literally just the touch of a button now so um but that's not done that's just to start with and then now I got to take all the information that yourself and Dennis have given me I got to run a compression calculator if I need to do that but Dennis says let's just make a flat top piston so we make a flat top piston and then I got to get the rod Beam with and swing it with the crank and make sure that it's not going to hit the ribs and start cutting and and whittling away at it and what are we going to narrow the pin into the rod to okay we keep doing agreement on that that's what we're going to make the width of the bosses with this much clearance shorten the wrist pan and then you just start dabbling through and until you get to where you want to be huh well if you're allowed to show us would you be able to compare Lake's new piston to a current NASCAR style piston to see where the compromise have actually been made I mean we have a variety of NASCAR piston like something that's in an engine today is probably not going to be you know shown or whatever but I have old stuff um something to illustrate what you're talking about with having to I mean compromise with the wrist pins like experimental stuff things to talk about we got some old Nationwide stuff um you know you can see the differences between the width what is this this is a total this is this is a trade show piston that's based on a NASCAR part and since it's not relatable to one particular team we can show you that and talk about it okay so that's why I'm grabbing that one um and it's very similar to uh something that would be used today I mean even this piston here is basically the same thing rods narrower I mean we can go grab the rods there on the other CMM but you can see the beam and all the differences and if you want we can go grab that and pop something off off of off of this and take a look at this because if we were going to try to turn like higher RPM like we're not really going to try to turn this thing to the Moon Yeah RPM wise that would be something we would have to address was the rod yeah well like we said a moment ago if you were just getting new rods period then we would change everything and it wouldn't…