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    Thumbs up Offset cylinder engine

    This is pretty cool.

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    Very cool. Love listening to this feller.

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    No sparkling wiggles in here, only dump truck grinches.

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    I think it would.

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    Have seen dyno results that showed nothing to gain, not worth it, old old old tricks.
    But who knows...

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    The Ford flathead V8 crankshaft was offset. More recently Toyota and VW have used the concept.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Forkin' Crazy View Post
    Oh, back in the day the Chevys were running 355 inch motors in NASCAR. They had a 3.5" stroke crank instead of the factory 3.48" stroke. And of course they were running 6" rods with the corresponding pistons.
    So they were copying Ford.
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    /Yaaad Yaaad......BBc 3/8 rod Ls7....7/16....Hemi 7/6.... nascar hemi rods 1/2. Big Bolt......

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    Here is something New..... that was Done in the 60s..... with a truck...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwGQlf0y6zE

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