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I was just looking at the October article on the 2023 Corvette Z06, which will have a flat-plane-crankshaft V-8. The description is great, but I still can’t wrap my mind around it, since Ford put one in the modern GT350. Four journals, eight journals? Ninety degrees, 180? It sure would be nice to see an illustrated article showing the difference so I can get a picture in my mind. Keep up the great work!

Dennis Barbre

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