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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)

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