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Old 06-03-2021, 05:06 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by samwichse View Post
Everything I can find basically says it's a big displacement 4, but designed with a flat plane crank and somehow significantly shorter con rods than you would normally see.
Sam
1. Your average 4-cylinder has a flat-plane crank.
2. Shorter connecting rods would make the issue worse as they are running at even more of an angle, wich makes the imballance worse.

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