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Old 03-11-2016, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by rodneym View Post
Physics says a smaller stroke does make it rev faster BUT, how much will you notice on 1/8" difference in stroke on such a big engine?
Considering some builders say yes and others no, it would appear that the difference is negligible.
Well, I don't rightly know. But, if you calculate the piston speed on the two different cranks at high RPM, it is quite a bit more than you might think.
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