Ls Connecting Rod Orientation

Rod length is measured from the center of the big end bore to the center of the smallend bore.

Ls connecting rod orientation.

Come discuss mods horsepower engine specs and more. The vast majority of gen iii iv small blocks including 5 3l 5 7l 6 0l and 6 2l car and truck motors utilize 6 098 inch rods. 72 chevelle ls 6 0 lq9 4l80e. Long story short i bought an lq4 out of a 3 4 ton and am rebuilding it using lq9 rods and pistons to replace the motor in my ss.

Connecting rod points toward the crankshaft. If the rods are designed for use on a crank that does not feature a radiused fillet the rods may not feature a large chamfer on one side. The flat side of the rod end should face the crank cheek always. Proper piston and rod orientation on gen4 ls3 rods.

Unless you are using a press fit piston pin in which case your machine shop will already have put together your piston rod assemblies for you now is the time to assemble your pistons to your connecting rods. Page 2e 26 photo27 1b the manual say the flat side of the con rod should face the front of the engine. Stock ls2 piston orientation. Read piston and connecting rod orientation rules on page 113 before proceeding.

Connecting rod for use on all 1997 2004 production corvettes and 1998 2002 camaro firebird with ls1 ls6. I already know how the pistons are to be orientated. But the connecting rod. Ls bottom end assembly prepping pistons for install which way do the dots face on ls engines bottom end.

If the big end of the connecting rod features a larger chamfer on one side this side must be installed facing the crankshaft s journal radius fillet. Thats no problem. My question is about the orientation of the connecting rods. I was told that the connecting rods need to face a certain direction that the lip on the rod cap had to be facing away from the rod next to it.

I believe the picture depicting the orientation of the connecting rods for an lt1 or second gen engine is incorrect. Temporarily assemble pistons to connecting rods even if you re performing a stock rebuild you will need to assemble at least two pistons to their respective connecting rods at this time. They have a front mark on them. See piston and connecting rod orientation rules on page 113 before proceeding with this step or subsequent steps that involve installation of pistons and connecting rods.

Assemble pistons to connecting rods.