Nothing has really changed--you can just get away with a lot. Who checks rod
length on a vintage car?
I've seen pistons with the pin in the ring area. at least if you lose a clip
it can't hit the wall. My best friend has a REAL 1999 Ferrari F1 engine as a
coffee table base.
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From: DSPGTi@aol.com [mailto:DSPGTi@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 5:45 PM
To: Bill Babcock; riverside@Cedar-Rapids.net; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: rod length
This has been a great thread. I have this piston and rod that came out of
the current Toyota Indy car engine given to me by a previously mentioned
offspring of mine who will remain nameless. I would love to show you a
picture that indicates the wrist pin placement but then I would have to kill
you or at least cut your tongue out and make you permanently blind. At least
now I can talk more intelligently when I bring out the parts for our bench
racing discussions. Singes, cosines, tangents, dwell time, etc., etc.
But, am I missing something here. Most of my experience has been with
current SCCA rules and regulations. Currently, I am building a new
Production race car (that has nothing to do with a Triumph) but I am have
studied the rules very carefully to use them to the fullest. 2005 rules in
Production say that rods must have the same center to center dimension as
stock. Was something allowed before 1972 that would permit changing rod
length in a vintage car? If it is allowed, I will find a way to put those
Toyota parts in my upcoming TR4 engine. And you should see the valves! Of
course I would still have to kill you.
Dave Y.
RPTRTDMG
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