9 second bagger?
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While I'm certain George is a an encyclopedia of motor building knowledge ,he reminds of Kevin Baxter. Another guy who knows motors but takes 27 minutes to explain 2 minutes of information. I just can't do it lol. I guess maybe I'm just an impatient s.o.b.
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While I can find mistakes in his descriptions one how things work like Baxter, the big difference is that George has a room full of trophies. The guy knows performance.. Baxter is simply trying to sell you something.
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He does seem to ramble on, but that's what happens when you're off script... A lot easier to listen to than Baxter.
Looked good for the miles, makes me wonder why the bike was decommissioned?
I think he'll break a rod. Pretty big bore and lots of RPM. Would be interesting to know how long of a cam he's using to make power up there.
Looked good for the miles, makes me wonder why the bike was decommissioned?
I think he'll break a rod. Pretty big bore and lots of RPM. Would be interesting to know how long of a cam he's using to make power up there.
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He does seem to ramble on, but that's what happens when you're off script... A lot easier to listen to than Baxter.
Looked good for the miles, makes me wonder why the bike was decommissioned?
I think he'll break a rod. Pretty big bore and lots of RPM. Would be interesting to know how long of a cam he's using to make power up there.
Looked good for the miles, makes me wonder why the bike was decommissioned?
I think he'll break a rod. Pretty big bore and lots of RPM. Would be interesting to know how long of a cam he's using to make power up there.
IMHO you should not use a bore any bigger than 4.375" on any M8 street ridden engine, and even that is pushing to the edge of the limits. Now if your building a hotrod and do not have any problem with rebuilding it evrey 5000 - 10,000 miles have at it.
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George is definitely building a hot rod toy and not a street build. He is using the many improvements aftermarket jugs that Moonshine sells which include deeper skirts that also require extra machine work in the case. He is not using an aftermarket longer stroke crank in fact he is using the shorter 4.375 stroke. As to why he is planning to use even prepped stock rods befuddles me. With the Moonshine jugs it seems to 4.500 bore is working. That said I believe the majority of their builds stick with the 4.375 bore.
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George is definitely building a hot rod toy and not a street build. He is using the many improvements aftermarket jugs that Moonshine sells which include deeper skirts that also require extra machine work in the case. He is not using an aftermarket longer stroke crank in fact he is using the shorter 4.375 stroke. As to why he is planning to use even prepped stock rods befuddles me. With the Moonshine jugs it seems to 4.500 bore is working. That said I believe the majority of their builds stick with the 4.375 bore.
George has always been an RPM guy.. Short stroke/big bore. All about piston speed. IIRC it didn't work to well on nitro bikes.. They turn slower when naturally aspirated. Bigger bore means harder to hold the cylinder / head in place. More force on the rod..
IIRC the crank has been prepped.
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George is definitely building a hot rod toy and not a street build. He is using the many improvements aftermarket jugs that Moonshine sells which include deeper skirts that also require extra machine work in the case. He is not using an aftermarket longer stroke crank in fact he is using the shorter 4.375 stroke. As to why he is planning to use even prepped stock rods befuddles me. With the Moonshine jugs it seems to 4.500 bore is working. That said I believe the majority of their builds stick with the 4.375 bore.