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thanks Spanner, ive only tried the chitty gaskets I got with the kit so far, I'm pretty sure a bit of bushmechanic botching will sort this out.
re the piston weight I too thought it would suck and wanted to go to a Ti pin.... but tried it anyway and the balance turned out better :? FWIW under load in sand with a paddle (when it counts for me) I find the 700 engine revs up quicker and feels more responsive than the 628 becasue it makes more grunt, I have a few tricks in the head though and have ended up with 1.1 mm squish instead of the 1.8 its suposed to have.
what I'd like to do if/when I'm sick of the 700 is go nuts with a 100mm piston and a Ti pin/ Ti conrod and lighten the crank.
Spanner I had a Ti pin made by trick titanium about a year ago before I bought the 700 kit, its a lovely peice the pin but i had it dimensioned for my old rod bush and being only Ti-17 I'm reluctant to put it on the 105mm piston.
a Ti conrod would need a hardended steel insert for the Big end to run in but i think it could be quite affordable.
re the piston weight I too thought it would suck and wanted to go to a Ti pin.... but tried it anyway and the balance turned out better :? FWIW under load in sand with a paddle (when it counts for me) I find the 700 engine revs up quicker and feels more responsive than the 628 becasue it makes more grunt, I have a few tricks in the head though and have ended up with 1.1 mm squish instead of the 1.8 its suposed to have.
what I'd like to do if/when I'm sick of the 700 is go nuts with a 100mm piston and a Ti pin/ Ti conrod and lighten the crank.
Spanner I had a Ti pin made by trick titanium about a year ago before I bought the 700 kit, its a lovely peice the pin but i had it dimensioned for my old rod bush and being only Ti-17 I'm reluctant to put it on the 105mm piston.
a Ti conrod would need a hardended steel insert for the Big end to run in but i think it could be quite affordable.