I've read on several occasions about LRP 28 Spec 2 connecting rod issues and mentioned this to Jason. He said there was no problem with the connecting rod. He claims the problem is the roto-start/spin start. He says everyone who has ever had problems with the connecting rod has ignorantly hydro-locked the engine. Wow! The LRP is not the only engine to ever have roto-start on it. But anyway, he continued to tell me that the LRP 28 Spec 2 was the least returned, least problematic, and best engine they've ever sold. I was loving the power, I'll say that much!