[Roadsters] long rod (r16) stroker

[Embarq Customer]

The only thing that strokes the motor is a crank.  Different rods and pistons might change the angles between the rod and piston but does not change the stroke or displacement.  To change the displacement you have to change the stroke or bore.

Andy



----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Wan" <steve at olsonarchitect.com>
To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2009 11:03:30 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] long rod (r16) stroker

I think its from the longer distance the piston can travel during the 
combustion phase.
The longer downstroke increases the amount of time that the expanding gas 
has to turn the crank before reaching BDC per combustion cycle.

Steve
70' 1600 that still needs a tranny swap.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eddie" <eddietude at socal.rr.com>
To: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow at comcast.net>
Cc: <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] long rod (r16) stroker


>I thought the longer rod also pushed the piston farther "up" the
> cylinder wall, thus compressing the gas MORE... and that's where the
> power gain came from...
>
> Isn't that also the case?
>
> Eddie
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