Where to buy +4 longrod
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yeah the +4 longrods arent bought, they are custom built, and apperently only endorsed by those builders who actually rebuild and repair crankshafts
it uses a 115mm banshee rod installed onto a +4 crank
as for the negating power qoute above, not all of us are looking for the most power at the trade off of "less cylinder wear" and reliability
most all modern 2 stroke engines are "square", meaning the bore closely matches the stroke, the stock blaster is far from this, the stroker crank/long rod helps get it closer to "square"
it uses a 115mm banshee rod installed onto a +4 crank
as for the negating power qoute above, not all of us are looking for the most power at the trade off of "less cylinder wear" and reliability
most all modern 2 stroke engines are "square", meaning the bore closely matches the stroke, the stock blaster is far from this, the stroker crank/long rod helps get it closer to "square"
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the rod isn't what brings it closer to square, it's the length of the stroke.
this is actually why older national MX motors used to use a smaller sleeve and longer stroke. to bring them closer to square while keeping it around the original 196cc
only long rod i care about is the one in my pants... hahaha I:I I:I but yeah what they say above is the truth of the matter
yes !!!!!
i knew it had sumthin to do with stroke/square
maybe i'll amend the above statement
Ok,, The laughs on you because it does say +4, hate it for you!!!
i never said +4 lol, and it could be +4 anything haha
the longer rod does help with the side loading on the cylinder, and should help with long-term durability/reliability as well.
you were on the right track, just not quite there yet!
If you are interested in a long rod engine, you have to buy a brand new +4 stroker crank and then pay someone to press it off of the crank webs and then buy a new rod kit and pay that person to press it back together.
A long rod crank does have good torque characteristics and , as flotek said, favorable dwell time properties but it's kinda like the difference in power between going with a +4 stroker crank over a +3 stroker crank, negligible.....
+4 stroker long rod cranks are only for the highest level of competitors.... GNCC class racers, MX'ers, and maybe drag racers.... not warranted for hardly anything else (unless you happen to have a whole machine shop handy and just want to of course!)
A long rod crank does have good torque characteristics and , as flotek said, favorable dwell time properties but it's kinda like the difference in power between going with a +4 stroker crank over a +3 stroker crank, negligible.....
+4 stroker long rod cranks are only for the highest level of competitors.... GNCC class racers, MX'ers, and maybe drag racers.... not warranted for hardly anything else (unless you happen to have a whole machine shop handy and just want to of course!)
I run the setup in my siggy, a vito's BBK on a +3 crank. It's a quite potent setup done right....
