408 clearance problem
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Has anyone that has built a 408 ran into this my #1 connecting rod bolt is hitting the oil pan. Anyone else come accross this?????
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Eagle 6.125" rods with arp bolts
Diamond 4.030" pistons
Eagle 4.00" crank
Eagle 6.125" rods with arp bolts
Diamond 4.030" pistons
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Originally Posted by Badls6SS
Has anyone that has built a 408 ran into this my #1 connecting rod bolt is hitting the oil pan. Anyone else come accross this?????
Eagle 4.00" crank
Eagle 6.125" rods with arp bolts
Diamond 4.030" pistons
Eagle 4.00" crank
Eagle 6.125" rods with arp bolts
Diamond 4.030" pistons
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Originally Posted by DrkPhx
Are you it's not the rod bolt scraping against the windage tray? You're supposed to shim the windage tray for clearance.
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Originally Posted by DrkPhx
Are you it's not the rod bolt scraping against the windage tray? You're supposed to shim the windage tray for clearance.
I have heard that callies and lunati rods don't have a problem. I want to hear from anyone else w/ eagle rods w/ a 408
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Originally Posted by Badls6SS
NO!!!!!! i shimmed the tray this is hitting the oil pan the tray on the F body only goes from the #3-#8 cylinders #s 1 and 2 don't hit the windage tray.
I have heard that callies and lunati rods don't have a problem. I want to hear from anyone else w/ eagle rods w/ a 408
I have heard that callies and lunati rods don't have a problem. I want to hear from anyone else w/ eagle rods w/ a 408
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yea I had to grind the oil pan to get it to fit. As i was doing that it got to thin around the groove that was in the stock pan so i sent it out and had the pan reinforced around that area by welding it and regrinding it