How to Get a Perfect Finish Honing Connecting Rods
If you're elbow-deep in an engine build, you already know that honing connecting rods is one of those critical steps where "close enough" simply doesn't cut it. It's the difference between an engine that sings at 7,000 RPM and one that turns into a very expensive paperweight a few miles down the road. Most people think of honing as just making a hole a little bit bigger, but when we're talking about the big end of a rod, it's actually an exercise in extreme precision and geometry. ...