It's nice to have great support like that.but surprising to hear that the stock rod needs immediate upgrade. It will be interesting to see the 2 rods side by side.
Some piped engines with a run away heat condition flare up real fast and you can not richen them fast enough to get them to recover. The best medicine at this point is to yank the fuel line off the thing..[.or rig a "flood off" bypass that is activated by a fusible link that is attached to the engine..
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