[DeTomaso] stroke

[Ken Green]

Do you mean "compression height"?  The compression height (CH) is the distance the pin is below the top of the piston.  With the 9.2 block:
 
9.2 inches = stroke/2 + rod length + CH
 
With your parts it is:
 
 
CH = 9.2 - 6 - (3.5/2) = 1.45 inches for a zero deck.
 
for a 3,85 stroke:
 
CH = 9.2 - 6 - (3.85/2) = 1.275 inches for a zero deck.
 
I did this quickly and don't promise the math is correct, but you get the idea?
 
Ken


--- On Mon, 12/15/08, rtaspl at aol.com <rtaspl at aol.com> wrote:

From: rtaspl at aol.com <rtaspl at aol.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] stroke
To: DeTomaso at realbig.com
Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 8:28 PM

to stroke or not to stroke this is my question? I have a 9.2 svo block. a 3.5
crank and 6.0 rods. does this mean I have a 1.5 pin piston and if I go to a
3.85? and keep the rods do I go to a shorter pin? can someone tell me where to
find a book called? motor stroke for dummies. want more power and low end. 
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