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Gordon Levy · 03-20-02, 11:19 AM

Long rods would help a street engine. What a long rod is trying to achieve is less the 2.0 rod ratio. The lower the number the less the load is on the crank. This will let you spin the engine at higher revs. The draw back is it will take some torque out of the engine but give higher rpm hp.

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Gordon Levy Gordon Levy Bronze Supporter Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Maricopa AZ Posts: 331 Rep Power: 11	Re: Levy Racing Engines - Driving impressions Long rods would help a street engine. What a long rod is trying to achieve is less the 2.0 rod ratio. The lower the number the less the load is on the crank. This will let you spin the engine at higher revs. The draw back is it will take some torque out of the engine but give higher rpm hp.