Re: Rod failure survey

["Greg Solow" <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>]

With stock rods and hepolite pistons and a steel head gasket (.020" thick), 
the pistons will just "kiss" the head at 6500 rpm when the deck clearance is 
.006" below the top of the liner. This is with a stock crank. So that means 
there is .026" total elongation in crank flex, rod and main bearing 
clearance, rod "stretch, pin flex and piston growth from the heat of 
combustion.
                                                                             
    Greg Solow


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