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has anyone tried to put a 3L crank and rods or just crank in a svt engine. i have a svt engine in my garage and i have time to fool around with it does anyone think that this could work. any info would be helpful. and yes i did search and all i got was sho shop 3L conversion.thanx 
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3L Duratech is a BORED 2.5 if you want to look at it that way. Exact same stroke at the 2.5.
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Just to clarify, the crank and rods are pretty much the same (prolly identical) between the 2.5L and the 3L, the big difference is in the cylinder bore.
It's all about balance.
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modded? maybe. wanna race?
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Originally posted by Rara:
Just to clarify, the crank and rods are pretty much the same (prolly identical) between the 2.5L and the 3L, the big difference is in the cylinder bore. so why not just swap the crankshaft during the process? that way no "grinding" is needed to fit the mtx.
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Originally posted by bret:
so why not just swap the crankshaft during the process? that way no "grinding" is needed to fit the mtx. It would take a lot more work than grinding and would give the same results. But if you completely tore the engine down putting in the other crank may not be a half bad idea.
Ryan
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