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Old 11-15-2011, 03:27 PM
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What exactly is diffrent between the reg 4.0 and a stroked engine?

Sry prolly a dumb question
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Stroking an engine means putting a crank shaft with a longer throw to move the piston further up and down in the cylinder creating more displacement of the engine
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^^x2, it is usually for when people want more power, but dont want to try and figure out how to squeeze a V8 in there
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Question Oil filter position

i just swapped out engines but my new to me h.o engine's oil filter was positioned at a vertical angle instead of horizontal. will this effect my oil pressure at all or should i move it down?
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it shouldnt, if its still sealing and there is still pressure, then ur fine, i have seen a few people do it that way
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Ah i see. Thnx guys.
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