Re: Planning for and minimizing maintenance
Again, i'm not too knowledgable on engine building... I don't see how being over/under square would change a darn thing. As far as R/S ratios... honda's B18c has a R/S ratio of 1.58 and they rev to 8k stock.... I suspect the R/S ratio is not the issue. Perhaps its the ratio of R/S to rod journal diameter? I could see how less surface area could be a problem depending on the direction of forces imparted by the R/S ratio.
I've been thinking more about this and perhaps the issue could also lie in cavitation of oil in the oil pump?
I'm sorry, i'm not saying that anyone is wrong here, i'm just saying i think there's more to this than meets the eye. And if i can indeed get to the bottom of it, perhaps i can make everyone's day better??