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The Joe Sherman article in question suggests swapping banks w/ pistons and rods, rather than pressing the pins out, spinning the piston and putting the pins back in. Swapping the pistons, ie 1 to 5, 2 to 6, etc would work even w/ only one set of reliefs in the piston crown. I'm talking about I beam rods, I have no experience w/ H beam, but that's irrelevant anywho b/c who would put a stock piston w/ the offset onto a nice H beam? The I beams are beveled and stamped, that is why the eye brows are irrelevant, b/c the bevel goes to the outside, and if you haven't taken the piston off the rod, it will naturally line up the way it was on the other bank, follow? Of the testimonials I've heard, nobody has experienced piston slap on cold start-up, where it's most prevalent.
The switch gives you in effect a longer stroke, more dwell time and faster piston speed.
This swap is said to be worth 20 hp ALONE, ceteris paribus, or everything else remaining constant.
I ran this by my machinist, as I have a stock short block sitting around, and he said that the principle was right on, but not to do it on a 100K block b/c of the potential for out of round cylinders w/ that much wear (when considering flipping banks).
After reviewing what has already been contributed, I'm just re-hashing old material. I've typed too much to just delete though. Fug it, I need to get more posts under my belt anyhow.
