short stroke-better lowend torque....longer stroke-better mid to high end rpm
torque...these are measured in foot lbs
On Thu, 11 Sep 1997, RPalmerBob@aol.com wrote:
>Rich,
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>Thanks for the response. Let's see, currently I think we have one vote for
>more torque with shorter rods and one vote for more torque with longer rods.
> Any more votes out there? Whichever answer is right, if either is, my
>question is "Where does the power go in the case with less torque?"
> Friction? If both cases have the same displacement, volumetric efficiency,
>etc., etc., burn the same amount of air/fuel mixture, etc., etc, then what
>happened to the difference in power output? Kinda want to hold on to that
>old consevation of energy concept for awhile.
>
>Something to ponder for awhile.
>
>Bob
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