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Old 05-24-2011, 10:05 AM   #9
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the reason they're using a slant connecting rod is so you can install the piston/rod assembly after the block halves are bolted together around the crankshaft. on EJ series engines, you bolt the rods (without pistons) onto the crankshaft, then bolt the block together around the crank & rods, and then you install the pistons onto the rods.

with the slant rods, the FB goes together similar to a "normal" engine.
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