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Originally Posted by blykins
I would have to disagree with that.... 
Lots of common misconceptions that are passed around....347's use too much oil, long stroke cranks can't rev, etc, etc.
Also, the FE should not require any more maintenance. |
I agree with you on the
oil 347 issue. It is just an old wives tale. I also agree about long stroke vs short stroke, but that has nothing to do with the issue at hand. An FE or 385 series crank and rods are noticably heavier and it takes more power/time to spin them up vs a small block unit. It is about rotational weight and nothing more. Again, think of an aluminum flywheel vs a steel one. A proven scenario over and over again and universally accepted that an aluminum unit will spin up much faster. The exact same physics applies to a heavier crank and rods. The premise cannot apply to one and not the other. Both are about accelerating rotational mass. No difference. :-)
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