Could it have anything to do with the fact that British engine
bore/stroke dimensions were for a long time determined by the
taxman?
Mike L
60A,67E,59Bug
----- Original Message -----
From: Kai M. Radicke <kmr@pil.net>
> I'm attempting to gain perspective into historic engine design
principals,
> and what information I have gathered on our British cars so far,
shows that
> they really didn't care all that much about things like rod
length. Yet the
> Germans and Italians were arriving at "ideal" 1.75 rod/stroke
ratios in the
> 1960s (or as far back as my data goes for the moment) for their
engines.
>
> Happy New Year,
>
> Kai
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