The "Throw Away 318"

@Dale Davies

So a larger piston tends to produce more torque which because of the shorter stroke, can be reved higher.

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I have found that an engines rpm capability is limited to the pocket book of the builder and not the stroke size. While there are certainly advantageous ways to build and engine for one purpose over another, I haven’t really seen a long stroke engine not be able to perform and rpm really high.

The ability to have a long or short stroke engine run at a certain speed in the 1/8-1/4 or oval tracks isn’t dependent on there rpm capability.

Without a doubt more cycles created quicker will produce more power quicker. An advantageous thing not to be ignored. In the right arena.