REVAN
Well-Known Member
A while back, I recall reading some comments here on HBA stating that it is a bad idea to increase engine power through increasing the stroke of an engine if it is going to be used in an airplane. I think this comment may have mainly been directed at auto conversion engines. No explanation was given as to why stroking the engine would be a bad idea.
If anyone has insight in to why this comment may or may not be true and under what assumptions the rule applies, I'd like to understand the situation better.
Is it inherently better to increase displacement and power through boring the engine to a larger piston diameter while maintaining the same stroke? If so, why?
If anyone has insight in to why this comment may or may not be true and under what assumptions the rule applies, I'd like to understand the situation better.
Is it inherently better to increase displacement and power through boring the engine to a larger piston diameter while maintaining the same stroke? If so, why?
