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Originally Posted by zrayr
to the degree we are talking about, stroked SBF engines, you are correct. However long stroke engines just can't compete with over-square engines. Valve size is the one major limitation in small bore engines, but excessive piston speed (measured in ft traved per minute at maximum rpm) cannot be ignored.
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Try to explain that to the pulling truck guys running 557ci BBF's (4.420" bore, 4.500" stroke) turning 8000 rpms....
There are lots of spoken generalities with engines that are not always the case.