>Just an idea i had.. passed it by gary howell.. not something
>i'm going to do myself.. perhaps someone here might be
>interested.
>
>Take a 2.4L block.. put a 2.0L crankshaft in it and destroke
>the engine.
>
>The rods would need to be approx 1" longer.. the long
>rod/short throw should be good for a 12,000 rpm + screamer if
>you were so inclined.
>
>Of course you'd need aftermarket ECU.. but this would be an
>engine that could make close to 300hp NA when your done.
>
>Again.. just an idea for the ones with the time/$
>
>-- WheatKing

I've thought of this idea before... i like it... No reason to believe that this would be any more expensive than your normal hi performance rebuild. Do you think your average billet rods would hold up or would you maybe want to spring for titanium conrods to hold up better at high rpms,(at about 2-3k per set of 4)? Some Huge cams... or turbo powah...... I wish my wallet was as big as my to do list.

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