George,
New owner is A-OK with Carrillo's, he has learned the Goldenrods were not all they were cracked up to be, and steel rods are better for a turbo application.
I hope to God Russ don't see this thread. hahahahaha
Sam.
Oh I don't think Russ Jr or Sr would bee too offended by what has been said. Golden rods were used in some VERY powerful record breaking bikes. I think their overall service record has been rather good. No doubt about it.
There are simply downsides to any aluminum rod, inherent to the material more than the particular supplier. The extra stretch that aluminum rods exhibit need to be accounted for and the fatigue lift needs to be taken into account. Same for the MTC and Yoshimura rods from the same time period. All of these rods have earned a good reputation, for aluminum rods.
I certainly have nothing against RC golden rods, have a few sets myself, but to be honest I don't have any motors or potential motors, that justify the need for an aluminum rods unique qualities over a high quality steel rod like a Carrillo. That didn't stop me from using a set of Goldens anyway, sorry Mike
, in my newest big bore motor. But it was in the interest of a sentimental RC Engineering focused build rather than using the ideal set of rods appropriate to the needs of the rest of my motor.
I have another big bore race motor going together this winter, and it has Carrillo rods this time. It satisfies my interest in having a substantially period correct style motor (Carrillos were available for cb750s since 1973 or eariler) and they are great high quality lightweight steel rods. I'm not planning to swap them out for another set of golden rods, even if I have them sitting here.
George