it ran way quicker for those two laps and that motor has always been quick, when i say it ran lean i mean really lean i thought that the motor was a through away when i pulled of the track it just rev way hard then i've heard anything rev before that the straight also has too bumps in it which it doubled. My thoughts were that it stretched the rod when it over reved as opposed to it reving harder 'cause the rod was stretched, but either way i raced four other races that day and another race meet on that motor expecting it to stop any old second. It cooked the rear bearing at the same time so it was sounding real bad. I decided 'cause it was still running real good though sounding awful that i'ld replace the rod and the bearings and go from there (same piston and sleeve and it runns as good as new)

as for taking out a shim i'm thinking about it, but i'm running 30% in it and it still has lots of compression (when the motor is at temp and when cold) and i'm not looking for any more power out of it, so unless i'm advised that its not good for the motor i'll probably leave it as it is for now.

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