Re: 356 Crank in 327/359

Posted by Matt snape On 2011/8/17 8:18:55

John, this sounds like a fasinating project - but if it were me I'd just buy a Honda... LOL

I am not sure how much you would win from a longer stroke engine. Yes, they produce more torque at lower revs but that doesn't mean they use less fuel - in fact given that you have increased the capacity of the cylinder they should use more fuel. I guess it would depend on how you drove it. I would have though that effort spent on valve sizes, cam profile, head and manifolds would produce better results. Or you could run it on propane...