To give an idea of the magnitude of the long rod piston dwell near tdc.... I
have heard that the 8 degrees crank angle btdc and 8 deg Atdc the piston
moves perhaps a few thousands.
Rumor has it That the piston travels so little -one may think the crankshaft
and piston are not really connected @ that sweet spot.
On Mar 7, 2012, at 11:39 AM, <riverside@southslope.net> wrote:
> Added dwell at TDC more than offsets the reduced dwell at BDC.
> Long rods also work on the crank at a better angle awhile after TDC.
>
> Smokey's rule was to cram in the longest rod possible. If someone
> has a contrary idea on the rod length issue, I would love to get
> clued in to it.
>
> art de armond
>
> -----Original Message----- From: fubog1
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 10:48 AM
> To: n197tr4@cs.com ; fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] 7" PAUTER RODS?
>
> The stock compression height is 2.0.
> There is room for the 7 inch rod, it will be right at the bottom of the oil
> ring groove, with a thin ring pack.
> The rod/stroke ratio isn't that bad on these engines but generally anything
> that reduces loads is a good thing...
> Glen
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Alexander <n197tr4@cs.com>
> To: fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wed, Mar 7, 2012 9:42 am
> Subject: [Fot] 7" PAUTER RODS?
>
>
> Anyone have any experience with 7.00" RODS?
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>
> This is an inquiry from some I apparently met in Portland, OR
>
>
>
> He refers to a similar kit from Cambridge.
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> TIA.
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>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: John Styduhar <johnstydo@gmail.com>
>
> To: Joe Alexander <n197tr4@cs.com>
>
> Sent: Wed, Mar 7, 2012 5:26 am
>
> Subject: Re: Message from The Vintage Racer
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> By the way, do you have any experience building up a long rod 4 pot. I've
>
> been talking with Pauter and they can make up a set of 7" rods and Wiseco
>
> pistons for the 87 mm sleeves. This is similar to the setup that Cambridge
>
> Motorsports sells using Carrilo rods and JE pistons. I can't seem to find
> any
>
> specs in the service manual on the stock piston compression height ( I
think
>
> it's 2") or ring landing locations to see if the wrist pin on the long rod
>
> will intersect the oil scraper ring groove. This is not a stroker kit, but
>
> Cambridge advertises that longer conrods reduce piston speed and contact
> area.
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> What do you think?
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> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 8:18 PM, Joe Alexander <n197tr4@cs.com> wrote:
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> John,
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