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Originally Posted by Timee80
the only advantage of big bore shocks is that temperature changes dont affect the viscosity of the oil as much due to the increased volume of oil in the shock. I cant remember where i read that but apparantly itsd true
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Not being an expert in thermo-fluid dynamics or anything, or not having read the article, my guess is that the temp changes you are referring to are due to friction between the oil and piston and also turbulent particle flow of the oil through the piston. Logically the increase would not be as great in the big bore shock. However, could you actually notice a difference in viscosity due to these effects between the 2 shock types over a 5 min run? Very unlikely!