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Old 05-30-2021, 01:12 PM   #28
Nick M3
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Originally Posted by JST View Post
Is the s54 block the same as the s50 in other respects? Just slightly different bore (and stroke?) or is it totally different?

Also this is your reminder to buy at least one spare S54 now and pack it in Cosmoline, while they are still cheap.
Identical stroke (crank driven), slightly greater bore. S54 pistons require a little bit of alteration to the skirt in order to clear the S50 oil squirters. And, I believe, 0.5mm overbore.

The reason why I can’t just drop in an S54 crank is that the rod journals are too narrow.
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