Should I change the rod on my v spec after 1gal.... 1/2 gal.... ?????? i am theorizing that forcing the piston to wear in through the pinch area is very stressfull on the rod bearing. I believe that after you get the enginr through this very stressful time that there will not be any where near as much stress on that hard working part of the engine. So someone told me that the crank pin is actually the part that material is being removed from.... not the brass bearing/ bushing in the con rod.I also theorize that when the rod gets some tolerance is when you start having tuning difficulties and maybe because ignition timing is changing?????? I know there are some experts out there....Thanks in advance!