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BEST K5 CON ROD

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jonny500:
i have heard stories of the k5 breaking con rods. i currently have a bent one. my questions are have any of you guys bent or snapped one, what do you recomend, what do the guys running high compression engines use. i am not a pro rider or anything but i work my bikes hard even the 500 hence i have a destroyed engine, i would like anyone and everyone to have there say on this so i can make the best choice. thanks in advance
john

martinfan30:
I really am a fan of OEM internals...

jonny500:
oem are the same as prox, all conrods are forged?

kwakman:
i dont think they are all forged.vesrah are, I think hotrods are, but have been known to fail, wiseco are forged, and I think the kwak rod is too.dont think prox are but not certain.

don46:
high HP over time will break KX rods, I'm spraying nitrous and using a Titanium Rod. Not sure where to get another one, the one I have  I got off ebay.

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