Thread: destroking engine. any ideas on how to reduce 2.2l down to 1 or 1.5l
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Old 11-27-2010, 09:07 AM   #6 (permalink)
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If you feel the displacement is too large, how about going to taller gearing?
+1 for a wise suggestion. A cheap way to do this is to put larger tires on the drive wheels.
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I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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