

| Subject: | Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke |
| From: | Damon Campbell |
| Date: | Sun, 23 Mar 2003 17:32:33 -0800 |
Yeah, so that's the rub... where do you find wbx pistons with a 3mm higher pin location? You can't just go with a t4 piston, can you? Piston profile is completely different, right? What are the real alternatives for this component problem? -Damon --- Open Wheel Racing <openwhel@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote: > 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. ===== '84 Westy (Sparky) '65 Kharma Ghia (Dharma) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com
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