Re: 2.5 L I-5 Ok, WHO's done it...

["Stephen Bigelow" <sbigelow@sprint.ca>]

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From: JShadzi@aol.com <JShadzi@aol.com>

>sbigelow@sprint.ca writes:
>
><< I don't think he's after peak horsepower. The reason he is "lengthing
the
> arm" is torque.
>  >>
>
>     Very "esteroic" point, but I believe the same still applies.  We are
no
>talking about huge increased in tourque as,say, a turbo would provide.


a: Not everyone wants the added complexity of a turbo motor.
b: There isn't any BTDT's on this, is there?

btw, it's hardly esoteric at all. The c/l of the crank (well, ok, the
bearings actually) is the fulcrum, and the distance from the rod journal to
the crank c/l is the "arm length" of the lever.