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Re: [T3] Bore vs Stroke


On 21 Jun 2001, at 15:32, Richard Green wrote:

> I know we try not to go too big on our engines because of cooling. Has
> anyone just stroked a engine and left the bore alone? Longer stroke
> usually means more torque. This would up the size of the engine but
> would this create less heat than a bore size increase?

I doubt if this would make for any less heat increase than a bore 
increase. The bore increase brings with it increased cylinder 
circumference which might well cool better than keeping the stock 
bore.
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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