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Old 01-24-2009, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickt View Post
Because the harmonic resonance is different in a big block, regardless of whether the combustion chamber size is the same, or even smaller, than that of a small block.
I thought it was the extra mass of the huge rotating assemble, coupled with the extra air swirling in the cavernous block, along with pumping all the oil, and not to mention all the extra friction, just made it work harder. All that extra grunt gives 'em a different sound.
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