[blykins]

By itself, the stroke doesn’t make the torque, it doesn’t shape the curve, it doesn’t control the rpm limits, it doesn’t control the smoothness. All of that is attributed to other parts of the engine. You could literally substitute any other number into that sentence and say the exact thing.

Do you think an engine with a 4.400” bore and a 3.25” stroke would behave the same way as an engine with a 3” bore and 3.25” stroke? Nope! It’s not about the stroke number!