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Originally Posted by jo1429
Wouldn't the increase in compression put more strain on the connecting rod?
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Yes. How much, who knows? I am not worried about it. If I was gonna use the engine in competition running ungoverned I would replace the rod at least once a season. However, I will be running a governer in this motor. Most things you do to any engine to increase performance is gonna put more stress on the parts. If you build for performance you have to take into consideration the higher maintence schedule and pay closer attention to detail so you don't have premature parts failure. Basically it is the same things you would do on a stocker, just more often and with more care. It is all in what you as the owner wish to do. Kinda like with my rifle, I could buy factory ammo and kill deer just as dead as the ammo I load myself, but I require a different standard for myself than what would satisfy the next guy.
YMMV.