

| Subject: | Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke |
| From: | Stan Wilder |
| Date: | Sun, 23 Mar 2003 16:41:04 -0600 |
Sounds like another "May Pop" engine. I think I'd consider Robert Lilly modifications before I started building a high dollar water pisser. At the very least there are instructions on building the Lilly engine. Stan Wilder On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 15:31:18 -0600 Open Wheel Racing <openwhel@BELLSOUTH.NET> writes: > Hello Damon, > > You will have to replace the pistons. When you change the stroke > (making > it longer), the rod travels farther in the cylinder of course. So to > keep > the piston in the confines of the head/cylinder, the wrist pin is > actually > "higher" in the stroker piston. If you place them side by side, the > pin > would be 1/2 half the stroke length distance, in the new piston. > Extra head > gaskets are not the answer, although it would work, its just not a > long term > fix. > Flame suit on and ready! > > Howard > > > > Lots of head gaskets oughta work. > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com
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