Well the engine is together and we are currently waiting in the que for some dyno time - hopefully we get an opportunity next week. A couple of people have asked me about the treatment that Katech does with the factory titanium rods – replacing the factory bearngs with new bronze bushings - so I thought I would post some pictures of the process.
First, Katech takes the connecting rods and press out the factory split bushing.
Using a proprietary process, they install the solid bronze high modulus rod bushing in a manner that does not scuff or score either surface.
Then the rod gets sent over to the CNC manufacturing shop at Katech where they machine the contour of the bushing to match the factory rod.
