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You can definitely use stock length rods with an 82 mm crank, and indeed I like the combination better than with 5.5 rods (it's snappier). My 2276 had (and will have, on Project X) stock-length rods. My 2234 (92 mm x 84 mm) has stock-length rods with an 84 mm stroke (which is about the limit). I'm a short-rod fan-boy, and you already have the stock-length rods and pistons and rings that are working for you.

It's super-easy to undergo the "while I'm in here" thoughts, but I'd resist. Well... I wouldn't resist, but a smarter man (like yourself) should. Opening an engine up is an invitation to replace nearly everything, and thar be dragons thar. Resist, and you can take a nice vacation with your wife to.... um.... Maui. So, forget it - change EVERYTHING! Get a 82B cam and some Carrillo rods. JPM makes some killer 94 cylinders out of some super-iron that stays round, and he sells some nice custom JE gas ported pistons and rings. That should only be about $5000- $7000 extra.

... which explains why I'm still working and all the rest of you are retired. That, and my newfound tendency to be a one man urban renewal plan for Morton, IL. Don't be like Stupid Stan. Do the sensible thing.

You should change the cam, however, for a W120 or the Web equivalent. IMHO, a 2110 with a W120 and about 9:1 CR is the sweet-spot for these cars, and it allows you to just reuse your rockers. It's pure Goldilocks: not too hot, not too cool, not to hard, not too soft.

The Vintage Speed exhaust might be what I'd change, but you can do that at any point now or later. If you do change it, I'd get a 1-5/8" sidewinder and some matching heater boxes (if you want to retain heat).

Last edited by Stan Galat
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