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    F7r & F7P rods the same?

    hallo mates,

    i have a question are the F7P & F7R rods the same? with other words can i use williams rods in my F7P engine?

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    nope

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    I thought the rods were the same?? also the same in the nwe 172 etc as well...

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    yes they are the same...critical dimension wise at least. later ones have a slimmer design to them, but fitment wise they are all the same.

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    tnx stan :D

    i was looking for forged conrods on ebay and found conrods for the williams and not for F7P.

    so if your right i can buy those and it will work without a problem

    Nice !!!!!

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    stan can sell you forged rods. pm him first.

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    ok tnx mate

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    Quote Originally Posted by stan
    yes they are the same...critical dimension wise at least. later ones have a slimmer design to them, but fitment wise they are all the same.
    i presume that its the crank that makes the difference in stroke in that case?

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    as far as I know ys it is the crank that makes the differince in the stroke

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    yes the williams/diesel crank has a longer stroke than the 1.8 crank.


 

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