[Supras] eagle rods

[Jim Jobe]

It's been a LONG time since I've looked at stock rods, but
generally those holes lead to rifle drilling up to the wrist
pins.

On Mon, Jul 16, 2007 at 02:20:24PM -0400, Walker, Brian (Rich. Dist) wrote:
> Does anyone know why Toyota intended these holes? I can't imagine them
> adding an extra hole, and possibly having to increase design thickness
> to account for it. I thought the oil squirters were added to deliver oil
> to the bottom of the pistons, were talking about the holes in the rod
> beneath the bearings right? I figured they were there to keep oil
> against the bearing at all times, like the groves in the center of a
> differential. 
> 
> Brian
> 
> Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:32:58 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Howard Hutchinson <bighoward at sbcglobal.net>
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> To: supras at supras.com
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> I believe the sets of Crower rods that I have also lacks these oiling
> ports.  
> 
> Dave Henry <daveh at to4r.com> wrote:  I noticed the same thing when I got
> a set of carrillo's. I thought it was a 
> mfg error at first and called carrillo on it and yes, the bearings are
> fed 
> through the crank and those holes are not necessary. I think all the
> holes 
> on the oem pistons are for is to allow oil to escape upward and get the 
> bottom of the piston? Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
> 
> DaveH
> 
>