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CP-Carrillo Kawasaki Teryx KRX1000 Pistons and Rods

Both pistons and rods are available off the shelf and include custom features incorporating CP-Carrillo high standards and consistent quality.

CP-Carrillo Pistons and Rods for VW/Audi

This piston and rod combination is designed as a perfect fit and meant to withstand large boost levels.

CP-Carrillo Bullet Big Block Chevy Connecting Rods

Available off the shelf in 6.385″, 6.535″, 6.700″, 6.750″ and 6.800″ center-to-center lengths with standard BBC dimensions.

CP-Carrillo Titanium Connecting Rods

These rods are purpose-built and designed for endurance applications.

CP-Carrillo High-End Steel Alloys for Drag Racing

These alloys are 22% and 44% stronger, respectively, than the traditional Carrilloloy, optimizing rod design and capitalizing on stability, while reducing the weight.

CP-Carrillo Kawasaki Teryx KRX1000 Pistons and Rods

All piston kits include rings, wrist pins and locks, and all rods are supplied with CARR fasteners for maximum reliability and clamping force.

CP-Carrillo Acquires Arias Pistons Brand

CP-Carrillo, Inc. and Arias Industries recently announced that CP-Carrillo will acquire the Arias Pistons brand name and trademark, and relocate its piston production to CP-Carrillo’s main manufacturing facility in Irvine, CA.

CP-Carrillo – PRI 2016

Bryce Mulvery, domestic sales manager with CP-Carrillo, talks about what’s new this year for the diesel market.

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CP-Carrillo 4.6 Ford Modular Bullet Rods

CP-Carrillo has introduced 4.6 Ford Modular Bullet rods. These connecting rods include the advanced features and improvements that CP-Carrillo has developed through rigorous testing and R&D.

CP-Carrillo Mold Making Kits

CP-Carrillo is now offering its customers the convenience of purchasing a “Mold Making kit” directly from the company. Competitively priced, this kit contains everything one would need to make a good mold.

CP-Carrillo High-Performance X-Style Pistons for Power Adder Engines

CP-Carrillo is introducing a new X-Style series of pistons for power-adder engines. These pistons include several advanced features including the ability to run narrower rods and shorter pins, often resulting in reduced weight for most applications.

CP-Carrillo Bullet Rods

As the global economic climate continues to change, CP-Carrillo has announced a new product division to stay current as the industry shifts to new directions. The Bullet series of pistons and rods will be the flagship for this new venture. Now in stock are CP-Carrillo Bullet Rods for Small Block Chevy and LS series engines.

Properties of Pistons

Pistons are perhaps one of the more sophisticated chunks of metal in the picture. Here’s what you should know.

Connecting Rod Stress

Connecting rods are subject to constant stress through extreme tensile and compressive loads, each one tied to a different aspect of operation.

Carrillo Forged Pistons and Connecting Rods for Ford 7.3L Godzilla

These pistons are forged from 2618T aluminum alloy and machined on dedicated CNC machine cells to tight tolerances. 2618 aluminum has a lower silicon content than other alloys. That makes the pistons stronger and more ductile—perfect for high-load, high-stress applications like superchargers, turbochargers, or nitrous oxide.  Other features include:• Rated to handle up to 1,500

500 cid Top Fuel Hemi Engine

Boasting 10,000-12,000 horsepower, Top Fuel dragsters run a supercharged, nitro-breathing, billet Hemi engine. To keep these engines living throughout the season, shops like Pro Motor Engines are part of the engine program. Shop owner Dennis Borem walks us through how he helps Rick Ware Racing and Clay Millican’s Top Fuel Hemi engines.

2,200 Horsepower 6.4L “Shredder” Series Cummins Engine

Mike Dalton’s Industrial Injection-built 6.4L “Shredder” engine features a filled block bored to 4.130, stage 4 factory race head, King Cobra fuel injectors, and several other cool upgrades. Check out this 2,200 horsepower machine!

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Connecting Rod Technology: A Collaboration Between Companies and Customers

Why is technology so interesting? For me, it’s because it always changes. No matter what it is, and no matter how good we make something, we always strive to make it better. There’s also proven technology that comes from testing, but more importantly, real-world use and abuse – an example of which is connecting rods. 

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Triple-Turbo Billet 5.9L 12-Valve Cummins Engine

Sick and tired of increasing horsepower only to have another cast iron block blow up, Richard Mead of RPS Diesel, went looking for a solution. He helped design a billet 5.9L block that would do the trick, and built this triple turbo billet 5.9L 12-valve Cummins engine, which is one of the fastest diesels in the Northern Hemisphere.