For example, if you used the 383 described above but swapped to 6.000-inch rods, the piston compression height would need to be 0.300-inch less because 6.000-inch rods are 0.300-inch longer than 5 ...

Hot Rod Shop Series: Pistons and Rings. ... For example, the longer the rod the less the tendency for a piston to become "cocked" in the cylinder, thus affecting the amount of offset that can be used.

Rounding out the rotating assembly will be 6.385-inch rods and pistons with a 1.270-inch compression height and ... In this example, the piston is 0.150-inch in the hole. Calculate the exposed ...

A Honda B18C1 inline-4, for example, combines 138mm rods with an 87.2mm stroke for a 1.58:1 ratio. ... With a short stroke and a long rod, however, the piston accelerates more gently from TDC.

The company has only developed the rods as drop-in replacements for 5.3- and 6.2-liter LS V8 engines from General Motors thus far. In its own testing, Transcend says it was able to tune the 5.3 to ...