Bronze pin bushing vs. no pin bushing

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ProPower engines wrote:Done a bunch of 340 rods lately. The have a similar looking big end.
They must have been bushed to last that long.
No steel on steel, hole drilled on top with a chamfer to let oil in
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Hi all, just curious would love to know your thought's.
I'm looking to float a set of rods for an Aussie 6cyl with no bushing, 202ci, engine might make 340 flywheel Hp 7500rpm max.
would 1 thou clearance with .866 pin's be adequate?
will a .100" hole drilled in the top with a large chamfer weaken the rod some if any? Thanks.
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I believe you would have no issues.
Some Nissan L6 skyline engines use a similar pin size (.844) and slightly larger displacement size and more HP and higher RPM range are done that way. There are others as well. No problem. :D
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steel on steel no problem .001" minimum with 15w 40 oil thinner oil less clearance but best oil. more is always better, less clearance will bite you
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ProPower engines wrote:The original GM Z302 had floating pins. GM dipped the rod in copper and then sized the pin end. They lasted for many years of street driving and abuse.
This was mentioned in another thread but in the sense that offspec rods were given another chance to be used by the factory. Were complete engines outfitted with these or was that just a sign of a bad day for production tolerances?

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I have seen that as well where certain components with a repair and as new warranty out performed the off the shelf stuff.
A bit off topic but Home Depot had some weed wackers on sale as new warranty refurbished units discounted for a sale.
They ran better then the off the rack one did.
Same thing applies to lots of stuff in our industry.
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Steel on steel with approx .001 clearance and 3 oil holes. (top and both sides) It needs a Real fine finish on the hone job. Same thing when going with DLC coated on steel. The advantage to bushings is they are softer than the steel and will deform when the engine detonates or goes into pre ignition and the pin/rod end is knocked around. When the engine detonates it knocks the oil film away from the pin/rod causing contact in that area. The right lube, clearance and tuneup will work with steel on steel . Get any of that wrong and you will be singing the praises of bushings.
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Adger Smith wrote:Steel on steel with approx .001 clearance and 3 oil holes. (top and both sides) It needs a Real fine finish on the hone job. Same thing when going with DLC coated on steel. The advantage to bushings is they are softer than the steel and will deform when the engine detonates or goes into pre ignition and the pin/rod end is knocked around. When the engine detonates it knocks the oil film away from the pin/rod causing contact in that area. The right lube, clearance and tuneup will work with steel on steel . Get any of that wrong and you will be singing the praises of bushings.

I agree with Adger, there's been plenty of rods in racing run steel on steel for various reasons. Detonation is the killer. Go 1.15 x pin diameter steel on steel with at least a top oiling hole and it will work. Less aggressive honing as he mentioned will help aid as well.
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Don't mean to bring an ancient thread back to life, but I read this and then found this:
CALLIES CS1-SB Bushing Piston Pin Bushing Small Block

https://www.a1racing.com/callies-cs1-sb ... block.aspx

Thought someone else might want to find it too. It looks like the wall thickness is 0.026" without and fitting.
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i used steel on steel at ,001 clearance but i used molykote as a lube on assy with a oil hole in the top with no problems.
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