Curious where this goes next. For those of us who would rather ride than rebuild our motors...I'm very curious if this is a long rod issue or a piston issue. It's very obvious that two guys who know their motors don't agree. Hopefully IndyDan will chime in and maybe explain what he thinks. Strange......
Indy Dan is recommending a long rod kit.. I am recommending a piston kit..
While I do not know if the LR kit fixes anything.. It has been
PROVEN that the piston kits (we have 2) we offer DOES solve the problems associated with the piston failures and cylinder failures and is MUCH less money....
so, the choice is on the consumer... But the facts are the facts...
1)Spend a considerable amount of money for something that uses the same piston (that we have proven is the issue) ..that may solve the issues (too early to tell due to the low number of these kits out there and running).
or
2)Spend much less $$$ on something that has been shown to rid your engine of the failures ->>smooth it out and add power in the process AND has been on the market for several years with no reported failures ie PROVEN.
If the piston was never the problem it is very odd that the problem disappears with a correct piston and there is plenty of data to support this...
Again, the choice is on the consumer..
Having CORRECT facts is always a good thing..
All this talk about this rod ratio problem and there is
absolutely NO data to support it...The rod ratio is the best of all 3 makers... I have asked for data to support the need for a Long Rod conversion and have yet to get a answer (any answer) that supports the need for a longer rod.
I have always encouraged everybody to ask the pertinent questions to the manufacturer before proceeeding with ANY modifications.. Be informed.. get the data that supports anybody's claims.... just sayin'..