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Feb 28, 2006 | 02:41 PM

#11

Ravage70

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Re: b16 rods

actually bones let you off easy by hmt standards

Mar 2, 2006 | 02:41 PM

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Bone1

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Re: b16 rods

holy hell it's Mike!

FYI B16 = 134mm length, same as D15.

Mar 2, 2006 | 09:06 PM

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Tom-Guy

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Re: b16 rods

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Originally Posted by mike_belben

i dont know if you would wanna run a shorter rod with such a big stroke, putting the rod to stroke ratio way lower than the already not so hot 1.52. i think it would take a lot of cam to make a 1.49ish rod ratio work well, and the piston speeds would be really high.

Given the average lifespan of a turbo Honduh, I don't think increased side loading (not that you mentioned it) would matter a bit.

High piston speeds are good things for turbo Honduhs, it's the whole reason the 1.8+ bottom ends have such a high knock limit. The piston doesn't have a lot of dwell time at crank/rod angles with poor mechanical leverage, so it is easier for the engine to turn than it is to build pressure to the moon + detonate. Also, the piston running away so very quickly down the bore goes hand in hand with burn speed and how it changes in respect to density and engine speed. Now, NA, or even small power turbo, it would suck goat ****.