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Posted: 07:34 pm Dec 07 2009
by cornishwrecker220


canyncarvr wrote:Read all of it.
This:
It (squish reduction) is one of the few "all gain with no pain" modifications one can carry out on racing or even street motorcycles.
..I'm not saying isn't true. But it has to fit and work
together with aspects of turbulence increase, increased burn rate, and
keeping the boundary layer intact.
..drastic increase in cylinder pressure has increased the local temperature (and molecular speed) so high that it has reached the ignition temperature of the fuel.
Or...ping-o destruct-o.
..hence me not wanting to skim too much off the head..just a little.. it wont make a huge difference i know but atleast it shouldnt destroy it.
Posted: 08:48 pm Dec 07 2009
by zomby woof


canyncarvr wrote:Not trying to start a fight, but if you have the equipment, and some level of expertise, it's not a terrible idea - it's not exactly brain surgery.
That's not a particularly fair statement,
being a machinist.
It's totally fair, because, if you
do have the equipment, and some level of expertise, chances are pretty good that you
are a machinist.
And it was followed by
OTOH, if you don't know what you're doing, you're probably best to just leave it, or send it to someone that does.
Besides, who said I had to play fair?

Posted: 11:58 am Dec 08 2009
by canyncarvr
Besides, who said I had to play fair?
I think that's already been established as a true fact.
I didn't understand your statement to have been directed to other machinists.
I suppose my having a dirtbike means I'm as good a rider as Derek Steahly or Jeremy Puma, too.
Gee...I never thought of it that way!
Thanks for the upgrade!!

Posted: 12:39 pm Dec 08 2009
by zomby woof
Glad I could help!
I have yet to do my best work
