Tom;
I have seen two types of forklift pistions one looks much like the stock U20
except for the dish, it has the steel inserts in it , the other dose not , i
use the steel insert ones in my motor but keep the revs under 7000 rpm..
Mike Kerr
Restoration Products
3730 todrob Ln.
Placerville, CA 95667
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-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Walter <ra0618@email.sps.mot.com>
To: ,Roadsters (E-mail) <Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, June 05, 2000 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: Fork lift pistons
>Phil,
>
>Do you know anyone using the Folk Lift (H20) Pistons?
>
>I expect they would hold up fine, but the folk lifts do not rev
>over 1,500 rpm in their original application. With the roadster
>valve springs, I know folks who run the H20 engines to 7,000
>rpm. Not sure if the piston can handle a turbo load.
>
>Compression vs. PSI reading... one of my favorite trivia questions!
>While you might think that 188/14.7 = C.R. doesn't work that
>way. As you compress the air, it will heat up and expand. So you
>get a much higher reading than the cylinder compression would
>explain.
>
>Still 188 PSI is a good reading, but it is also common for the carbon
>to build up in the piston chambers. I explained to a friend how to remove
>the carbon by "steam cleaning" the engine by reving the engine to 3,000
>rpm while pouring water into the carbs. Uh... you know a bent rod makes
>a really funny noise?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Tom Walter '68 roadster -- lowest ground clearance
>Austin, TX '99 Maxima -- 3" higher
> '84 Land Cruiser -- just crawls over
roadsters.
>;-)
>
>
>
>
>
>Hall, Phillip wrote:
>
>> Hey ye smarts ones -
>>
>> Getting a handle on prices/specs to do a R16 turbo motor and I want to
use
>> the fork lift pistons (dish). How much is the dish in cc's. How
expensive
>> and the availability of these pistons. My motor is running 188 to 186
PSI
>> in the cylinders so I need to drop compression. Any help would be great!
>>
>> Come to think of it - is there a correlation between cylinder pressure
and
>> compression ratio?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Phil
>> SEROC
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