Date: Fri, 01 Dec 95 10:02:00 PST
From: Tom Gentry <TGENTR@wgc.woodward.com>
Subject: Re: Stroking...
From: Greg Meboe <meboe@wsunix.wsu.edu>
>>The change in Volume of the cylinder is what causes the cylinder to be
filled, and >>the change in volume during filling is the same for cylinders
of similar >>displacement, regardless of piston diameter or stroke.
Thankyou.
> To take advantage of this condition, intake
> plumbing should be less restrictive to give better low RPM flow.
>>But that would lead us to reason that long stroke engines would benefit
>>more from 4 valves per cylinder than short stroke engines, yet engine
>>manufacturers do exactly the opposite.
ALL engines benefit from less restrictive intake systems.
Tom Gentry
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