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And the EPA kills another great idea ! I remember when they finally killed the "corvair" in 1969 . The car had come along way from the roll-over death traps Nader had tried to destroy in 1962. My good friend collects Corvairs and from what I've seen they where a car before their time.
Could be, but why didn't they do this with the LDT engine ? Was this some "special" project to make more HP out of the LDS engines by increasing the RPM's ?
I find the lack of a compression ring most interesting on those LDS pistons. The only reason to leave off a ring is for higher RPM's. Race engine builders do this all the time to help eliminate parasitic drag. On slower turning engines with high compression the extra ring is a bonus. Makes one...
I would pull the rod ends off to check the bearings ( your going to replace the rod bolts anyway right ? ) and also the mains. If there in spec then don't worry. Here are the rod bolts you need.