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Old 05-31-2006, 08:17 PM
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What exactly are pushrods and strokers an all that stuff? thx
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Old 05-31-2006, 08:29 PM
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hmm pretty open ended question. Pushrods are the link between the lifter and the rocker arm. They transfer the horizontal motion of the cam lobes into vertical motion to open and close the valves. As for strokers, you better be mosr specific.
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Old 05-31-2006, 08:43 PM
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And to go along with shifters explaination I made a pic to illustrate.

Orange=rocker arm
Green=polylock
Blue=pushrod guide plate
Yellow=lifter
Red=pushrod


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Old 05-31-2006, 08:46 PM
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I think he's just looking for general tech myshifter, an i couldnt find my link to strokers.... what is stroking, de-stroking, etc.... it was a good general tech article that really explained the basics.... but i cant find it now...
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Old 05-31-2006, 09:08 PM
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stroking is when you increase the increase the engine displacement by increasing piston stroke

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