Re: 238 mph
The piston travels the same distance but it spends more time at the bottom of the cylinder with a shorter rod. If you plot out the piston travel per degree of rotation of the crank you will see how this works. You can do the plotting with a pencil and ruler on a sheet of paper. So with more time at the bottom there is more time for exhaust to exit and fresh air/fuel to enter.
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