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Phillyfanfrombirth · 10-27-2006, 08:10 PM

As far as I know, the staggered firing order is better for the overall efficiency of the engine... The 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8 fires too many cylinders that are adjacent relative to the 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 order... resulting in better balance.
5/1
6/2
7/3
8/4

10-27-2006, 08:10 PM	#2
Phillyfanfrombirth Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Central PA Posts: 358	Re: Advantages of 302 w/ 351w firing order As far as I know, the staggered firing order is better for the overall efficiency of the engine... The 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8 fires too many cylinders that are adjacent relative to the 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 order... resulting in better balance. 5/1 6/2 7/3 8/4