Well that's a shame. I am sorry that you had such bad luck with that setup.
Just out of curiosity, about how thick was the crown where it broke through?
<dnw>
----- Original Message -----
From "Kansa, Robert" <KansaR at diebold.com>
>
> i didnt shave them..the guy i bought them from did.
> they were supposivly a nice set of cosworths for a fair price. the motor
was
> sorta built around the pistons, becasue they were supposed to be a great
> setup. The pin/crown height was short, so we decked the block to fit. its
a
> 1275, with a 1098 deck height. while i did indeed "build" the engine. the
> guy i worked with said this was a great setup and he used it on his
national
> champion motor (SCCA FP champion) and could still retain drivability
> according to where i set my head.
> so yeah i didnt know they were shaved as such. i thought i was buying a
> special, but not unusual cosworth.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David N Waldmann [mailto:david@vermonthardwoods.com]
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kansa, Robert" <KansaR@diebold.com>
> >
> > Remember, this
> > is a "race" car so we are expecting to pay for quality..
> > we thought we did with the @#$% cosworths.
> > RK
>
> But _you_ shaved them. Was it in accordance with their recommendations?
>
> Is your head and/or block planed so far that you have to shave the pistons
> to get the CR "down" to 11.5:1, or are these pistons not designed for the
> A-series block?
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