02-20-2007, 08:42 PM
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Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: cleveland,
OH
Cobra Make, Engine: CSX4000, 427
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Originally Posted by olddog
I observed that GM and Mopar had the same firing order. I also noted that GM and Mopar numbered their cylinders with odd numbers on one bank and even on the other, however Ford (wisely) numbered their cylinders 1, 2, 3, 4 on one side and 5, 6, 7, 8 on the other.
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The way I understood it, GM and mopar numbered their cylinders based on the order of the connecting rods(cylinders) starting from the front of the engine going to the back. You end up with even on one side, and odd on the other.
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