Soldato
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Was thinking earlier about this and wondered:
basically theres a few engines where the 'standard' is a medium/short stroke and 'standard' bore.
Sometimes these engines are bored out to bigger pistons, giving a larger cubic capacity and more power..?
And sometimes these engines have the con rods changed (whatever) to give a longer stroke on the piston, effectively giving a larger cubic capacity as well.
And sometimes both these things are done.
But what is the real world difference between giving an other wise identical engine a longer stroke versus a bigger bore?
basically theres a few engines where the 'standard' is a medium/short stroke and 'standard' bore.
Sometimes these engines are bored out to bigger pistons, giving a larger cubic capacity and more power..?
And sometimes these engines have the con rods changed (whatever) to give a longer stroke on the piston, effectively giving a larger cubic capacity as well.
And sometimes both these things are done.
But what is the real world difference between giving an other wise identical engine a longer stroke versus a bigger bore?