273 Commando Slugs

You can't just reverse the piston on the rod because the slug will hit the head.

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Yes, I know this. Thats why I said you cant do the piston reversing thing on pop-up pistons cause they will hit the head. Flat-tops only.

If you line up the piston pins on one bank of the engine and draw a centerline front to back through the pins, you will find the pins are offset toward the inside(camshaft) or outside(exhaust manifolds) of the block. By flipping the pistons on the rods 180*, you will move that offset from inside to outside , or outside to inside of that centerline. Just putting the whole piston and rod assembly from the left bank to the right bank,(or vice-versa) does not accomplish this. Its still on the outside( or inside) of that centerline, on that bank. Again, just taking the #1 piston/rod assembly out of the #1 bore and installing it in the #2 bore, for example, does not change the offset. It is still off-center the same, relative to the center of the engine. Picture a V8 engine as the right bank mirroring the left bank.

It doesnt matter which fender it points to...it matters whether the offset is to the inside (camshaft) or the outside(exhaust manifolds) of the block.

Maybe try thinking of the V8 engine, cut in half down the cam tunnel, turn one side 180*,and then place it side-by-side, as 2 identical 4 cylinder engines. Taking the piston/rod assembly out of the former #1 bore and installing in the former #2 bore doesnt change a thing. Offset is still on the same side. You'd have to flip the piston on the rod 180* to change the offset.