On Wed, 15 Jun 2005, Navarrette, Vance wrote:
> Jeff:
>
> I always assumed it was because of the under square engine
> design (stroke is longer than
> the bore is wide). Maybe somebody else knows otherwise.
It's all that and more. It's the whole package that makes it sound neat.
> Over square engines (Bore is wider than the stroke is long) have
> a completely different sound.
> The duration of the cam makes a difference too, I would imagine.
Compression matters too. The over-run sound on a 12.5:1 TR6 is way kool.
:-)
> Vance
rml
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