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Re: Connecting Rod Lengths

To: "Bullwinkle" <yd3@nvc.net>, "'MG List'" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Connecting Rod Lengths
From: "Kai M. Radicke" <kmr@pil.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 12:11:43 -0500
> The point about intake runner length in relation to connecting rod
> length (or stroke length), is that a short coming of one area can be
> engineered out of the system with modifications to other areas.
> Since you really aren't losing torque with a short stroke engine,
> since it is spread out more evenly and for longer than a long stroke
> motor, I wouldn't see too much of a need for everyone to run into
> their garages and measure the intake runner lengths on their MGs
> and then calculate the optimum length.

Let me add to my statement above.  Figuring out the optimum intake runner
length for your MG is useless since they have siamesed intake ports.

Kai

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