Fri, 13 Nov 1998 09:02:38 -0800 (PST)
- Message No. 4457
From: Frank Evan Perdicaro
Subject: Gasoline info & more displacement
Gasoline is a complex subject. Living in California, land of
gasoline laws, I have taken to learning about it in detail. Let me
suggest you all read Bruce Hamilton's Gas FAQ. This is a long,
technical paper, but certainly it is worth reading. I have a copy
on my web site at
http://www.dsea.com/~frank/gas_faq.html
For quite a while I've been thinking about a large displacement
NT650. One oft-used method is to take an XRV 750 motor, bore and
stroke it out to about 880 cc. Is there room for more using other
Honda parts? My guess is yes.
What prevents one (assuming he has the cash) from putting the
cylinders and heads from a Pacific Coast (850cc) or Shadow 1100 on
the XRV bottom end? Is anybody on this list familiar with such a
conversion? All the parts come from the same 52 degree 3 valve 2
plug Honda engine family. Assuming I can deck, weld and re-tap the
AT bottom end for attachment of Shadow parts, what more is needed?
Frank Evan Perdicaro, KF6JGX Dainippon Screen Engineering of America
BSP, MSCE; old GMC, Chevy&Hawk w/V 3700 Segerstrom Ave
inhouse: frank@server, x1258 Santa Ana CA
outhouse: frank@dsea.com, 714-546-9491x1258 92704 DoD:1097
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