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Old 07-13-2011, 11:57 PM   #165 (permalink)
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re: piston speed, if your stroke is 3.4" then you would be at 1133 fpm @ 2000 RPM, but there may be more efficiency up and to the left of that point at partial throttle, really need to see the bsfc map to be sure (then factor in automatic trans weirdness)
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