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Old 06-10-2012, 03:43 AM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mechman600 View Post
A) Good luck on cutting and welding connecting rods. Please take a video of the first time you start the engine so we can all enjoy watching the carnage that ensues.

B) Shortening connecting rods does not change the stroke. Changing the length of the crankshaft throw changes the stroke.
I was attempting to figure out a way to decrease the cylinder size without lining them or disabling
a cylinder.
A shorter travel distance for the piston would give the piston less cc to travel in.
It is a experiment on paper,I never said it was a conventional method.
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