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Handy thing to keep in mind... #2901394
03/21/21 05:40 PM
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When slapping a 4.5" crank in a 440 you need to watch clearances everywhere. Despite having smaller SBC rod journals the rods will still hit the cam if the timing chain is not on.

Luckily, there are no problems when the timing set is in place.

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03/21/21 09:45 PM
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I can imagine a brief moment of fear & loathing when it went "clunk"...

Re: Handy thing to keep in mind... [Re: topside] #2901608
03/22/21 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by topside
I can imagine a brief moment of fear & loathing when it went "clunk"...


Indeed.


We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind.
- Stu Harmon






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