Pauter Rod Set - MQB Gen 3 4340 Set of 4

4340 Chrome-Moly Connecting Rods

This is our unique single rib design E- 4340 chrome-moly rod. Manufactured from 4340 steel billet. These rods are available for 2.0T MQB Gen 3 engine exclusively at USP Motorsports. The clean, windage-reducing configuration combined with the strength of the Pauter rod design, consistent high quality and excellent finish has proven to be extremely popular with racers in all venues. This product is currently used on the USP Motorsports Project MK7 Golf R. 

The simple beam design completely eliminates thin and non-uniform cross sections over the total length of the beam. This feature greatly improves resistance to crack-induced metal fatigue. In addition, the non-tapered profile of the beam helps to spread potentially harmful stress over a larger area, dispersing instead of concentrating these destructive loads. The design also efficiently places needed material in critical transitional areas, giving maximum support exactly where it is needed (such as directly under the wrist pin). The streamlined contour also provides subtle benefits in the form of windage reduction. The main beam rib itself continues around the wrist pin boss, perfectly integrating the beam to the pin boss, a small, but important contribution to overall structural unity. Pauter rods are indeed, different by design.

NOTICE: These connecting rods must be used with aftermarket piston heads. 

We offer the following options for aftermarket piston heads: 

IE Spec Mahle 2.0T Gen 3 Piston Set- 82.5mm

IE Spec Mahle 2.0T Gen 3 Piston Set- 83mm

These Pauter Rods are proudly made in the U.S.A.