Dan writes : >The term “square” refers to the equal >values of the bore and stroke, I >believe.
Yup. Over square means the diameter of the bore is larger than the stroke length. This design lends itself to higher rpm engines. Here is an article on one of the more famous US over square engines. A long and probably boring read for most, but interesting for the true gear head. http://www.holisticpage.com/camaro/camaros/302.htm Rick _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com