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Those "squirters" turns out in later years for the most part were considered non-essential.

Just to be clear, there were numerous mfr's using them for many years! Showing in the photo below are 2 Olds connecting rods, very close in years. I know the one on the right that has the "slot" is from a very recent resto on a '71 Olds Cutlass.

You can also see that the brg tang locations go to the inside on the Olds line.

The replacement H-beam rods don't have these!

I also agree with Ron above, if the chamfer on either side of the rod cheeks doesn't interfere with the crank radius AND there's no offset on the beams they could go either way?? The chamfers on the 8BA rods I have here are all equal on both sides!

Thanks, Gary in N.Y.

P.S. Here's another item we are seeing lately on newer units, the brg tang grooves have been eliminated. I spoke with Mahle/Clevite and they confirmed that these will de dropped on many brgs in the future! Over-the-counter replacement brgs for some newer Mopar V-6's are already made this way!