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Re: Rod/Stroke Ratios (Long)

To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Rod/Stroke Ratios (Long)
From: Carmods@aol.com
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 09:27:45 EST
 It hasn't been mentioned but another advantage of long rod engines is the 
reduction of second order shaking forces. These forces are more important in 
large 4 and 6 cylinder engines. They can only canceled out with a counter 
rotating balance shafts. 

                                                                John Logan

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