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    Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    Can anyone suggest somewhere I can get standard cossie rods? And how much should I be looking at paying?? Cheers

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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    they are as cheap as chips these days, no doubt due to the fact you can by a set of steel rods with new rod bolts for £180 so used yb ones often show up on ebay £80-£100 a set

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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    Are those steel rods for £180 any good? I don't know anyone that's used them but I have been tempted to buy them

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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rustyspoon View Post
    Are those steel rods for £180 any good? I don't know anyone that's used them but I have been tempted to buy them
    loads of people have used them, ive heard all the scare stories they might not be any good, but ive not heard of one actual failure

    the most common "brand" seems to be maxispeeding which i would happily take punt of a set for most applications

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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rustyspoon View Post
    Are those steel rods for £180 any good? I don't know anyone that's used them but I have been tempted to buy them
    loads of people have used them, ive heard all the scare stories they might not be any good, but ive not heard of one actual failure

    the most common "brand" seems to be maxispeeding which i would happily take punt of a set for most applications

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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    Quote Originally Posted by Graham View Post

    the most common "brand" seems to be maxispeeding which i would happily take punt of a set for most applications
    That's what i was curious about if one brand stood out etc.

    Would you pick a set of cossie rods or the steel ones if they are a similar price ???
    Last edited by wildo105e; 10-07-2017 at 17:18.

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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    That's a difficult one! Suppose it would be down to which set weighed less if they were of similar price and strength.

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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    Quote Originally Posted by wildo105e View Post
    That's what i was curious about if one brand stood out etc.

    Would you pick a set of cossie rods or the steel ones if they are a similar price ???
    Thing is just a set of new rod bolts will make cossy ones the same price as the steel ones, then you have to hope the used yb rods dont require new small ends or the big ends resizing which would make them more expensive

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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    Personally I've never seen a rod fail purely attributable to the rod alone! Usually rod bolt, bearing or oil supply failure leading to overheating and fails - that's with named rods, cheap forged and OEM. I think any H beam rod could be considered safe - seeing forged aluminium rods used in a 10,000+hp top fuel engine always blows my mind and they fail for the same reasons!

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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    Quote Originally Posted by Graham View Post
    the most common "brand" seems to be maxispeeding
    maxspeedingsrods-uk but they trade under other names as well.

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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    That ZRP Racing crowd make various Cossie rods that look decent. Not £180 a set though, but no doubt all still made in China

    ItalianRP had some nice looking stuff at Autosport at the start of the year..although again not at the very cheap end.

    https://www.facebook.com/italianrp
    http://www.italianrp.it/prodottieng.html

    But new standard rods....insane prices !!

    http://shop.grahamgoode.com/con-rod-...51-63332-p.asp
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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    What are your new rods to be used in Rusty, NA or Turbo engine?

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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    Turbo pinto, not chasing silly numbers but I do want about 250bhp. Running a lot of cossie bits and standalone ecu

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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    I'd be amazed if you had a problem with std Pinto rods with only 250hp via a turbo.

    But the Chinese stuff are cheap.

    If buying new pistons, would also be an opportunity to go for a longer rod too.

    https://www.zrp-rods.com/shop/?produ...onnecting-rods
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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    I have recently sourced a new batch of 40 which are used but reconditioned and inspected by a well known tuning company that has been upgrading their customers cars and have a lot of items like this on the shelf. So I am saying that you should call the closest company like this and see what you can put your hands on

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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    I've got a few people on the look out for rods for me. Two engine builder friends of mine recently gave two sets away....only if I was a week earlier. Kicking myself!

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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rustyspoon View Post
    Are those steel rods for £180 any good? I don't know anyone that's used them but I have been tempted to buy them
    i use the maxspeedingrods in my n/a screamer it revs nicely over 8,000rpm which it shouldn't really do because the rod angle isn't the best and my engine has done around 10,000 very hard miles. i change the oil and filter in it very regular but apart from that it has been great.

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    Re: Where to get standard cossie yb rods?

    Got myself some cossie rods now, a local motorsports engineers gave me some in exchange for some Ali door cards. RESULT!

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