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Re: Stroking a 4.6 Rover?

To: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
Subject: Re: Stroking a 4.6 Rover?
From: Glenn Towery <mgv8glen@bellatlantic.net>
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 07:53:21 -0700
Cc: mgb-v8@autox.team.net
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Reply-to: Glenn Towery <mgv8glen@bellatlantic.net>
Sender: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net
I think? the crank is .200 larger & you can off grind the rod journal that muck
The wrist pin hole in the rod has to be opened up to .912 from .875     Glenn
Larry Hoy wrote:

> Well Glenn I am exploring possibilities, your's sounds like a good idea.
>
> I'm a bit new at this "hot rod" stuff but let me see if I get it.  Turn the 
>rod
> journals off center by the difference in size of the old rod vs. the new rod
> journals, which is about 0.19".  The difference in stroke between the 300 and
> the 4.6 is about 0.13".  So actually if you maximized the off center turning 
>you
> could actually end up with a little more stroke.
>
> Interesting.
>
> You say Ford pistons will fit the rods and end up with 10.0 to 1 comp?
>
> Is that what you have in the car you brought to Cleveland?
>
> Thanks for the tips.
>
> Larry Hoy
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Glenn Towery [mailto:mgv8glen@bellatlantic.net]
> >Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 1:22 AM
> >To: Larry Hoy
> >Cc: David Kernberger; mgb-v8@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: Stroking a 4.6 Rover?
> >
> >
> >LARRY, You can put the 300 crank in & then you have the ballance
> >problem!!!! Why not
> >do like I have done & off grind the rover 4.6 to the 3.4 stroke & use the 
>ford
> >pistons & the early rover rods. 10-1 comp with 300 heads & you have to
> >make up a
> >ring to go on the ft. of the crank to fill in were the oil pump use to be.
> >         No  hill for a climmer!!!!!            Glenn


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