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Old Apr 9, 2016 | 08:45 AM
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Don't believe the OEM crank/rods have a radius.
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Old Apr 9, 2016 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by stevieturbo
I wouldnt care where dimples are...ensure if there is a radiused edge on the rod it goes to the crank/web side of the journal and any non radiused side goes rod-rod

And I've also seen new parts like pistons/rods marked incorrectly for position ! ( where is isnt so obviousl with valve cutout position lol )

But absolutely everyone makes mistakes
I talked with a few and did some searching and everyone basically said that the dimples on these factory rods faced the rear of the engine when it was assembled, so that is the way I arranged them.

About to head out into the garage and reorient the pistons.
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Old Apr 9, 2016 | 06:29 PM
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I got caught up in the unconventional cylinder numbering, which in and of itself isn't detrimental. Completely missed the pistons being up-side-down, and I'm not sure I would have caught it anyway.

Good catch!
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The unconventional cylinder numbering was a little chart I made when I measured everything. I had a list and knew where I wanted to put everything according to the measurements I got.
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