speaking about physics...... let me throw this out.
as stoke length increases leverage on rotating assembly increases thereby improving power(torque).
as bore increases and pressure remains the same total thrust increases. (PSI)
if you keep the cylinder volume fixed and vary surface area and stroke the acceleration (rate of increase/decrease) of power = 0 (zero) at a square bore/stroke.
in other words... if you increase bore while decreasing stroke, thrust / torque decrease at exactly the same rate as bore/stroke leaves equal.
square bore /stroke = max hp/litre. for any displacement.
ford got away from 4" bore and 3" stroke for efficiency and total block length.
do the math. smaller bore = less thrust...
shorter stroke = less torque on mass.
i really don't care about all that crap. for tuning BIG hp try to beat 429. 3.59" stroke x 4.36" bore
as stoke length increases leverage on rotating assembly increases thereby improving power(torque).
as bore increases and pressure remains the same total thrust increases. (PSI)
if you keep the cylinder volume fixed and vary surface area and stroke the acceleration (rate of increase/decrease) of power = 0 (zero) at a square bore/stroke.
in other words... if you increase bore while decreasing stroke, thrust / torque decrease at exactly the same rate as bore/stroke leaves equal.
square bore /stroke = max hp/litre. for any displacement.
ford got away from 4" bore and 3" stroke for efficiency and total block length.
do the math. smaller bore = less thrust...
shorter stroke = less torque on mass.
i really don't care about all that crap. for tuning BIG hp try to beat 429. 3.59" stroke x 4.36" bore