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Originally Posted by bigbcraig
OK... I absolutely see this, but the original comment was about fitting few-millimeter longer rods into an engine, not a from-scratch engine design.
I still don't see how longer than stock rods could help - maybe rods and a spacer? But still, seems like a low-impact, high-effort mod.
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I don't quite follow what you mean by a spacer.
Like I said it's pretty common with the V8 guys. But we're talking about 'get-everything-you-can-out-of-the-motor' builds. But for them it's just a matter of picking a length when changing out stock rods, maybe matching it to the piston and whatever deck height the block is getting milled to when they do their bottom end. No more effort than a standard rebuild.
Also if you look at everything available for small block Chevys they have a bunch of different rod types, materials, lengths and weights available all for a single stroke length. Often from a single manufacturer. It's pretty crazy.
As an import guy, I get rather envious of the VAST selection of parts these guys have available (and usually cheaper for a domestic set of 8 than for an import set of 6!).