JohnP2

Hi all. I recently bought my son an Exceed Forza. Without going into details, I threw the con rod on it.

I found one place jhchobby.com that has the con rod. Oddly it had two part numbers (one was in parenthesis). When I received the con rod, I noticed I received a different looking one than the stock on my engine. No worries as upon initial inspection it was the same length.

Of course as tried to put the piston pin through itit did not fit. Ugh! The con rod hole was just a hair too small!

I've requested the correct part, but am afraid they might not have one. I'm worried about getting a piston pin that fits that con rod, as then it would be too narrow for the piston.

I've looked all over the Internet but cannot find a con rod for the cxp 18 engine (which is what this model has). In fact, I have not even been able to find the entire engine online (all sites say out of stock).

Can someone advise where I can get parts? Thanks!!

JohnP2

Anyone? ;-)Turns out the vendor where I purchased it from states it is a SmartTech engine and the rod simply does not fit. Thus at this stage, my only option is to fabricate the rod, but would really like to know if anyone knows a place where I can purchase the rod for this. It's a CXP 18 engine.

Thanks!