In a message dated 8/26/2004 4:02:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
vinttr4@geneseo.net writes:
> If you look at Honda type engines, even those putting out 800 hp, you find
> that the bearing width is narrower than the TR.
Yes but they have short stroke & low weight. No matter what we do to
strengthen our bottom end, we still have the extreme loads resultant from
long-stroke &
heavy reciprocating weight. FWIW a lot of manufacturers started using narrow
bearings in the 70's, largely to try to reduce friction & increase
efficiency, but they also started reducing weights in order to reduce the loads.
Safety FasTR,
Glen
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