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Post war L8 rod lenghts
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Does anyone have the rod lengths of the post war L8s the 288, 327 and 359?

Posted on: 2013/9/27 2:11
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Easy to read in the specifications chart as a pdf, but 288 CID engines have 7 15/16 inch center to center, and 327 has 7 11/16 inch. Not sure about 359.

Posted on: 2013/9/27 6:28
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Service Counselor Vol 22 No 2

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Posted on: 2013/9/27 8:20
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288 CID engines have 7 15/16 inch center to center, and 327 has 7 11/16 inch. Not sure about 359.

Per the 54th Series Specifications (Service Counselor, Vol, 28, No. 4) the connecting rod center-to-center length for the 359 engine is 7-11/16.

Posted on: 2013/9/27 9:02
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