Good point- - - -there's plenty of material between the lobes on a stovebolt cam to reduce the diameter a bit if necessary. Here's the rods I'm planning to use on the 216 I have in progress. The only modification it looks like they will need will be a smaller bushing to adapt to the Ford piston wrist pin. They're narrower than a stovebolt rod, but thrust washers around the wrist pin will keep the rods centered on the crankshaft journals.

www.ebay.com/itm/318726769217?

Here's an extremely high dollar- - - -high tech buildup of a 261 that incorporates a lot of the same ideas I'm using- - - - -and it demonstrates the durability of the stovebolt basic block and crankshaft design. "There's no substitute for cubic inches- - - - -and cubic dollars!" My build produces a bigger displacement, less exotic engine- - - -using mostly off the shelf parts, at a fraction of the cost!

www.trifive.com/threads/turbo-charged-261.250714/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=organic

Jerry

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