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Old 03-14-2012, 11:32 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
Wow, I can't imagine considering keeping all that useless reciprocating mass going up and down... even with the ring packs (largest single contributors to internal engine drag) removed, holey pistons will create an awful, awful internal airflow/pumping loss mess.

It would be far easier to plug up a few oil galleys than it would be to perforate pistons.
Yes, the rings can be taken off and if the valves are closed off and the holes are large enough, there shouldn't be much added pumping loss.

I only metioned the hole drilling, because I've seen it done on research engines where somebody had a multicylinder engine and wanted to create a single-cylinder research engine. So I know it can be done. Whether there are better ways of doing it, I don't know.
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