swap update / issues / weights

[amalventano@sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

i thought the 9a was engineered to have that bigger bore, so its jackets
should not only be bored to a larger i.d., their o.d. should be slightly
larger to accomodate, shouldnt it?
just a guess, i got nothing to back that up.
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@comcast.net>
To: "Michael Abatzis" <abatzis2@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 10:03 AM
Subject: RE: swap update / issues / weights


> > huh. i would think you'd LOSE weight with a 9a. you're
> > taking away metal from the cylinders, after all.
> > -Michael Abatzis
>
> Sure, you're taking metal away from the cylinders, but you're also adding
> diameter to the pistons. Also, there's more material in the bigger crank,
> etc.
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