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There’s More Than Meets the Eye to Connecting Rods

We talk about the ins, the outs and the latest on connecting rods, and what Callies has been doing to push that engine component forward.

When we made a visit to Fostoria, OH to sit down with Callies President Heath Norton, Sales Manager Brook Piper and engine builder Billy Briggs of Billy Briggs Racing Engines, of course we talked about crankshafts (see that video here: A Deep Dive on Crankshafts at Callies). But, we also had to talk about the ins, the outs and the latest on connecting rods, and what Callies has been doing to push that engine component forward. Check out this episode of Intellectual Horsepower brought to you by ‪Callies Performance Products.

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