Thread: 3 vs 4 cylinder
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Old 09-15-2008, 10:34 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by metromizer View Post
At a minimum, offset grinding the crank and rebalance ~ $400, semi-custom pistons w/greater compression height <move the pin down the skirt> $500 or custom length rods for a Suzuki, ~ $200ea. You might get lucky if you search high and low, and find a slightly longer OEM rod from a similar engine that could be altered slightly to work, but my experience with mixing and matching rods and stroke regrinding crank journals has been 'it's real time consuming' and not real cost effective.
If u actually did offset grind and destroke and use a xfi cam with less lift. couldnt u just mill the head to boost the compression back up. actually if u maxed the compression that would help out even more. even easier would be mill the block. of course u would need to use oversize bearings
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