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35. What is the maximum horsepower your single connecting rods can handle?

Regular gasoline engines are 150 to 200 horsepower, and if is diesel engines, it can reach 200 to 250 horsepower.

34. May i know your delivery?

For customers who cooperate with our company for the first time, we will provide expedited delivery activities (30-40 days).

33.How to get to know your company quickly and reliably?

1. We can take you on a video call to show you around our factory.

2. You can find out more about our company by clicking on YouTube and watching the video.

32. what is hardness of your S/E bushing dowel?

Our conrods of S/E bushing dowel is HB200.

31. If I buy your products, how to guarantee the quality and after-sales service?

We have a large number of mature databases. Even if you provide little data, we can minimize source errors during our design. And our products are 100% tested.
 

30. What the rod bolt materia?

The rod bolt material is L19

29. What heat treat your connecting rods?

The heat terat is HRC 34-38.

28. Can you provide the conrods of 300M?

Yes, this is widely used in aerospace's main load-bearing components. And our heat treatment hardness is HRC40-44, which is significantly better than 4340.

27.Can you provide design services?

Yes, just provide us with any simple data or sample and we can design it for you with our extensive in-house database.

26.What kinds of surface designs you can offer?

We support three kinds of surface design: (1) original shot blasting (2)shot blasting + grinding bright surface (3)shot blasting + gold titanium nitride

25.What is the difference between ARP 625 and ARP 2000 bolts?

The tried, true, and very popular ARP 2000 material is a quench and tempered heavily alloyed martensitic steel with a typical 44-47 C- scale Rockwell hardness and rated at 220,000 psi tensile strength.

The ARP Custom age 625 + counterparts are comprised of a higher tensile strength super-alloy corrosion resistant material, also quench and temper heat treated, to a robust 260,000psi. 

24.I have a question that wasn’t answered on this page. What now?

With our broad range of products and services available, we understand that there will probably be questions unique to your experience. We pride ourselves on our customer service, so we hope you’ll reach out if that happens. During our business hours, you can call us toll free at +8618884353638. You can also email us  at marketing@hongtaiperformance.com, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
23. What is your 4032 Aluminium chemical element?

4032 chemical element including: Si: 11.0 – 13.5%  Mg: 0.80 – 1.30%  Cu: 0.50 – 1.30%  Ni: 0.50 – 1.30%  Cr: ≤ 0.10%  Zn: ≤ 0.25%  Fe: ≤ 1.0%  Al: 81.1 – 87.2%  Other each: ≤ 0.050%  Other total: ≤ 0.15%  You can go for our CERTIFICATION page for Hurricane 4032 piston chemical element Test Report.

22. How long does it take to get a response?

We will respond to you in a timely manner,welcome to leave message at contact us page.

21. What Forms of Payment Should Your Business Accept?

 T/T, PayPal and West Union

20. Which express you can offer?

Air-express: FedEx,DHL,UPS,TNT,EMS,CDEK. We could also arrange sea shipping.

19. When would the product finish if I place an order?

For Custom and Batch orders, if mould and blank avaliable, Connecting rod lead time: 60-70 days. If not,  then Developing New Mould: 1month for rods

18. Will you do inspection on CNC machining processes?

Yes, For connecting rod, we will do  blank dimension Inspection, Tolerance Inspection, Machining Precision Inspection and Balance Weight Inspection.
 

17. How many PSI your connecting Rods hold?

Test method: ASTM E8,standard H-beam connecting rods Average reach :15000-1600PSI, you can check our certification page for test report.

16. What's your rods material and hardness?

Material: 4340 forged steel/40CrNiMoA/EN24. Heat Treatment: HRC34-38     

15. What is rifle drilling?

Rifle drilling also called Forced Pin Oiling(FPO), it means oiling channel from big end to piston pin. rifle drilling increases wrist pin longevity by providing additional lubrication, hurricane rifle drilling application is available in all of our 4340 connecting rods and sold separately, please contact us for more information.

14. Can I order one set connecting rod for my personal engine build?

Yes, if we have available stock, then Hongtai could supply MOQ in 1 set, please feel free to check stock with hongtai sales team.

13. Can I order a single connecting rod as sample to check quality first before cooperation?

Yes, Of course. Please leave us message with  engine model and beam you are interested.

12. What's heat treatment temperature when forming forgings( blanks)?

 Degree Centigrade:860℃-880℃

11. What is your connecting rod tolerance?

Main size: Center to center length: +/- 0.05mm; Big end bore:+ 0.013mm; Small end bore:+ 0.005mm; Big End width: +/-0.02mm;
Pin End width: +/-0.05mm; No note tolerance:+/-0.15mm

10. What's your pin bushing material?

Material:QAL10-3-1.5  width:0.6mm-0.8mm. Elements: Al (Aluminum):8.5-10.0; Mn (Manganese):1.0-2.0; Fe (Iron):2.0-4.0;Cu (Bronze)

9. How to connect cap with rods?

We use precision alignment sleeves dowel. material:40Cr, HRC40-42

8. What's your connecting rod balance weight?

Balance weight +/-1g per set

6. What is your connecting rod MOQ, Could you accept customized connecting rod order?

MOQ:100 pieces and we accept customized connecting rod order.
 

5. Could you put my logo on connecting rods?

Yes, of course, our factory provide laser logo printing service.

4. Can I buy connecting rod and bolt separately?

Sure.

3. What is the bolt torque required on rods?

Hongtai Performance Replacement ARP2000 5/16-1.500" Bolts Torque  45N*m     
Hongtai Performance ARP2000 3/8 -1.600" Bolts Torque  75N*m
Hongtai Performance ARP2000 7/16-1.600" Bolts Torque  95N*m

2. What is the difference between Hongtai Performance Replacement ARP2000 bolt and Original ARP bolt?

ARP8740 bolt                180,000PSI(YIELD STRENGTH)          200,000PSI(TENSILE STRENGTH)
Hurricane Replacement ARP2000 3/8 bolt                          211,829PSI(TENSILE STRENGTH)
ARP 2000 bolt                200,000PSI(YIELD STRENGTH)         220,000PSI(TENSILE STRENGTH)
ARP L19 bolt                 220-230,000PSI(YIELD STRENGTH)       260,000PSI(TENSILE STRENGTH)
CUSTOM AGE 625+ bolt  235-255,000PSI(YIELD STRENGTH)      260,000 PSI(TENSILE STRENGTH)
ARP AERMET bolt         260-280,000PSI(YIELD STRENGTH)       290-310,000PSI(TENSILE STRENGTH)

1. Do you offer OVERSIZED RODS?

Yes, Rods which are larger than our forging either in length or width, can develop a new die to suit your requirements, or also can be made from billet material. Oversized rods are quoted per order and must be paid in advance. Welcome to leave message to our  staff.

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