i smell very poor r/s ratios unless you had a million mile tall block to work with.
to achieve the same r/s ratio as a d16 (which isn't great) you would need 144 mm rods
for r/s of a d15 (better than a d16) you would need 150mm rods and for ideal r/s ratio of 1.75 you would need 165.2 mm rods.
Now, these rods exist with proper journal sizes for the d17 (I kid you not) *hint hint* nascar
but...with a deck height of 212 mm how are you going to fit 165mm rods on top of a 94.4 mm stroke?
to achieve the same r/s ratio as a d16 (which isn't great) you would need 144 mm rods
for r/s of a d15 (better than a d16) you would need 150mm rods and for ideal r/s ratio of 1.75 you would need 165.2 mm rods.
Now, these rods exist with proper journal sizes for the d17 (I kid you not) *hint hint* nascar
but...with a deck height of 212 mm how are you going to fit 165mm rods on top of a 94.4 mm stroke?
