327 rods (forged) are 6.375" long and have the big end diameter of the 401 rods, but are wider (1.0" I think). 196 rods (forged) are like 6.875" long, but I don't recall the exact measurement. Sincerely, Greg Taylor :) <>< Rochester Hills, MI 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer "TRMN8R2" And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. - 1 John 5:11-12 --- On Wed, 8/13/08, Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx <Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx <Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [Amc-list] 199 rods in a 4.0l was Re: Rambler six comma fast To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 9:32 AM What length are 196 and or 327 rods? Maybe something there? The 199 crank sure would keep the piston "up in the bore"! I know we talked about this years ago on the strokers forum. I'd search for it , but I get tired of Yahoos crap. Everytime I get my login fixed it works for 2-3 weeks and craps out again! Takes me hours to get it working to... -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II " I realize that death is inevitable. I just don't want to be around when it happens! " -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker) > " From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> > " > " Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > " > Hey Tom, > " > and others, I found his photbucket pics, WAY COOL!!! > " > > " > http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e100/Ramblinon6/ > " > > " > So awesome, wonder where it lives... > " > " Alton IL > " > " > " Yeah, nice work!! Same guy suggested the 199 crank in a 4.0 block, to > " get the bigger bore... now that would be an odd engine, no!? He says he > " revs his 258 to 6000 no problem. > > 199 rods are the same length as 4.0 rods... to get zero deck height, > you'd need slugs with ~2.1" pin height! 6.375" rods with stock slugs. > > otoh you could plausibly run 7.125" custom rods and 1.1" pin height. > > there oughta be a formula that sets pin height to minimize rotating > mass inertia... > ________________________________________________________________________ > Andrew Hay the genius nature > internet rambler is to see what all have seen > adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://splatter.wps.com/pipermail/amc-list/attachments/20080813/70c3ee2d/attachment.htm _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list