Long Rod 376” Engine
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Long Rod 376” Engine Thinking about what to build for my next engine and I decided I want to build a 376 with a stock crank and 4.065 pistons out of a 6.0L block, Im wondering if anyone has done something with a 6.275 rod in with a shorter compression height on the piston, 1.165 CH piston and figuring out the CH I would need for 0 deck would be 1.154 by my math, so I would just need a thicker head gasket. My main question is has anyone done something like this but rebushed the rod for the smaller .927 pin on the pistons? I can only find a piston that fits the bore and dome I want that has a .927 pin, and they only make 6.275” rods with a .945 pin. Has anyone done something like this?
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Piston accelerates faster with a short rod.
I wish you luck on this, but I doubt you'd see much difference on a dyno compared to a standard length rod. I think there are definitely easier ways to squeeze power out of one of these things.
I wish you luck on this, but I doubt you'd see much difference on a dyno compared to a standard length rod. I think there are definitely easier ways to squeeze power out of one of these things.
