CP-Carrillo

#funfactfriday Did you know that Fred Carrillo was a Pioneer in Crowd Sourcing? Participating in Formula 5000 and Indy racing in the 1970s as an owner, Fred took a car known as "The Spirit of Orange County" on the USAC circuit in 1975, offering smaller sponsorships sold as "oranges", purchased by OC residents and displayed on the car. #themoreyouknow #racinghistory #madeinAmerica #FredCarrillo #carrillorods #carrillo #cpcarrillo #pioneer #CrowdSourcing

We are fully stock of your favorite Powersport Gaskets. Give us a call before they sell out! #cometic #cometicgasket #gaskets #cpcarrillo

Fred Carrillo’s legacy continued: After Fred Carrillo’s land speed racing accident, he wanted to stay in racing and with his extensive engineering background, he went to his hotrod buddies and asked them what they needed. They all said they needed a good steel rod, so Fred set out to just do that. Back in the day there was only one other company making stronger than stock conrods. They made pattern of OEM I-beam rods and cast new ones in 4130 steel. Fred figured he cou...ld do better than that and make a stronger rod by using a H beam design. He also used a better steel, based on a 4340 steel. So in 1963, he formed Carrillo Industries in San Juan Capistrano, CA to produce connecting rods. And the rest is history. Internationally recognized for close to 60 years, Carrillo rods continue to set the industry standard, favored for their durable design and reliability. #themoreyouknow #Racinglegend #FredCarrillo #Carrillo #carrillorods #cpcarrillo #MadeinAmerica #reliability #Durability

Angie Smith becomes first woman to join The 200-mph Pro Stock Motorcycle Club on her CP-Carrillo powered engine. Racer Angie Smith roared into motorsports history Saturday as the first woman to break the 200-mph barrier in NHRA’s Pro Stock Motorcycle class. Smith rocketed into the coveted DENSO 200-mph Pro Stock Motorcycle Club in the first qualifying round of the AAA Texas FallNationals, tearing across the finish line at 200.89 mph in 6.809 seconds. #cpcarrillo #cppistons #carrillorods #prostockmotorcycle #prostock #200mphclub #denso #breakingrecords

#cpcarrillopowered First 2020 Supra in the 8’s! Congrats to the entire @titanmotorsports team. #cpcarrillo #cppistons #carrillorods #supra #settingrecords #showinghowitsdone #congratulations

Custom pistons and hardware ready to be packed up and shipped out! #cpcarrillo #cppistons #mahlerings #pistons #shipping

Did you know?... Smooth is not always better than rough when it comes to pistons Features like ring grooves are made extremely smooth, while others like the skirt are intentionally made with a fine texture on the surface. Surface contact area, oil film retention, and minimizing friction are all key criteria when we choose the process, tools, and running parameters in manufacturing. We back this up with frequent checks on highly sensitive roughness measuring devices. Th...ese details make all the difference! #themoreyouknow #cpcarrillo #cppistons #ariaspistons #roughvssmooth #engineering #precision #performance

Did you know we offer Will call service for product pick up? We get to interact and learn a glimpse of the customers that make CP awesome meanwhile keeping it safe during these times. Nick Mukasa #cpcarrillo #cppistons #ariaspistons #carrillorods #willcall

Did you know CP-Carrillo and Arias Pistons have different forging types to accommodate your needs? Forgings are not generic, especially when you are making a custom piston. We have hundreds of forgings on the shelf, round forgings, X forgings, box forgings, turbo forgings, light weight and many others. CP-Carrillo and Arias can help you with the proper forging for your build, ask your sales rep and share your goals for your engine build and we will come up with dedicated des...ign, forging, wristpin, rings, locks and rail supports or buttons for your needs. We also offer a variety of piston options like gas ports, coatings, DLC pins and many other things that help keep the cylinder sealed up with reduced friction, all yielding in increased horsepower. #themoreyouknow #cpcarrillo #ariaspistons #forgings #designs #engineering #performance #precision See more

Together is more fun! Congrats to Harry Walker on winning his first ATV Pro British Championship and brother Alfie Walker with his ACU Clubman ATV championship. Two brothers have never finished with a 1-1 in the top two classes in the 30 year history of the NORA MX Club. @harry_walker #runwiththechampions #cpcarrillo #cppistons... #carrillorods #atv #atvmx #motocross #yamaha #yfz450r #racing #mx See more

Did you knowroller bearings need a hardened surface to roll on. With a hardness at around 60 HRC, the material is harder that the typical steel used in connecting rods. Making rods purely out of the hardened steel would not be advisable as it would be too brittle and will result in broken rods. To get around this, either races are installed, or the big end bore is carburized. Rods with races are generally heavier, but less expensive to manufacture. Carburized rods are ligh...ter weight because the bearing surface is baked into the rod forming a hard candy shell requiring less material around the big end. Prior to carburizing, in process rods are copper plated and only the surfaces to be hardened are machined to expose the steel. The copper plating is then stripped after carburizing. In the simplest terms, carburizing involves baking the rods in special ovens with extra carbon in the air. Temperature, time, carbon concentration, and quenching process all influence the final product. The big end bore achieves a surface hardness of ~60 HRC, maintains a case depth between 0.030-0.060, and ~0.100 further down the surface the rod material is back to ~40 HRC. This allows most of the rod to have the right amount of toughness and ductility while having a hard bearing surface for the roller bearings. #themoreyouknow #cpcarrillo #carrillo #carrillorods #connectingrods #carburization #rollerbearing #precision #manufacturing #engineering

Checking it twice. Our CP-Carrillo shipping team hard at work. #welovewhatwedo #cpcarrillo #cppistons #pistons #carrillo #deliveringhappinessacrosstheworld

This guy and his team is unstoppable! Championship #7 Big congratulations go out to Chad Wienen for winning his 7th ATV Motocross National Championship. #runwiththe champions #cpcarrillo #cppistons... #cpcarrillo #atvmotocross #atvmx #atv #yamaha #yfz450r #racing See more

JR Carr and Frank Gugliotta set both the speed and ET records in Mountain Motor Pro Stock over the weekend in St. Louis in their CP-Carrillo equipped race monster!!! Congratulations to you and the team! Wow 6.17 @ 228 MPH Photo credit: Tara Bowker JR Carr #cpcarrillo #cppistons #carrillorods #mountainmotorprostock #prostock #Recordsetting #breakingrecords

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Our friends @racekawasaki did it again! 1 - 2 Punch Monster Energy Kawasaki riders @elitomac and @adamcianciarulo dominate @thundervalleymx with their 3-1 and 1-3 scores earning 1st and 2nd place overall. #RaceKX #ProMotocross #RealRacing #Kawasaki #cpcarrillo #cppistons... #carrillorods #mx #motocross #kawasaki #kx450f #dirtbike See more