Thanks FunkZ. A picture's worth a million.
Along the lines of my origianl post, I actually didn't know the piston could contact the valves. Is this true for most engines? I thought the rev limiter was to protect the crankshaft from unequal forces if the valves couldn't keep their proper timing, but is it's primary function to actually protect the valves? Why is it necessary for the piston to travel so far up the cylinder - to increase compression and thus power?
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