Description
How would you like an actual Cosworth Formula 1 connecting rod to display in your home or office? We have for sale one of the actual connecting rods that was fitted to the Cosworth CK engines, and was raced in 2001 with Jaguar Racing.
Cosworth CK Engine
The CK engine was active in Formula 1 from 1999 to 2004. Designed and manufactured initially for Stewart Grand Prix in 1999, the CK engine represented a change in design philosophy from Cosworth as they sought to reestablish themselves as the top F1 engine manufacturer. The CK engine included numerous departures from previous Formula 1 engine designs, leading to what was possibly the lightest engine on the grid. By 2002, the CK was capable of speeds of up to 18,300 rpm with power in excess of 850 bhp.
Following a race-winning debut season with Stewart Grand Prix, the CK engine went on to power the team, now branded as Jaguar Racing, until the middle of 2002. A customer-spec version of the CK engine was supplied to Arrows Grand Prix in 2002 and to Minardi for the following year.
Cosworth CK Formula 1 Con Rod
The connecting rod provides the link between the piston and the crankshaft. In the Cosworth CK engine, that meant that one end of the rod was rotating at speeds of up to 18,300 rpm, whilst the other end was moving up and down the bore at up to 300 times per second. The connecting rod was either being stretched to the limit, trying to stop the piston from escaping through the top of the engine, or it was being subjected to immense compressive loads from the piston which it had to impart into the crankshaft.
Hence the connecting rod is the perfect example of a component that has to withstand rapidly-cycling tensile and compressive loads. However, the weight of the connecting rod can have a significant influence in these loads, so the Cosworth CK connecting rod also had to be as light as possible. The resulting design is a work of engineering art, with numerous features to remove mass or increase strength.
Please note that this connecting rod does note come with big end bolts.
