Posted by Paul D Hoffmeyer [75.17.203.17] on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 14:33:22 :
In Reply to: 265 crank 236 rods posted by clueless [201.202.24.76] on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 13:22:45 :
Spacer would have to be almost a quarter inch thick, and would drop the compression ratio to somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 or 5 to 1. Better option would be to use a V8 241 piston with the pin 1/4" higher, thus putting the piston at top of the block. Lighter, as well.
Paul H