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i bought a built ls1 and tore it down to double check clearances and so on, but now when i reinstall the rod and crank main caps do i put them tang to tang? and on the rods do the tangs face outward like old school small blocks? any help apprciated thanks matt
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You install them with the tangs on the opposite side as the upper block-side bearing. Sometimes when you tear an engine down, a few might be opposite and some the same...but you can't go wrong with making them all opposite. That's the way our aftermarket engine assemblies are assembled here.
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