- 1. piston choice (score: 1)
- Author: CraigFaubel@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:48:48 EST
- I will be tearing down my (still unused) 302 again for rebalancing, and while it's apart, I'm questioning my early choice of cast aluminum pistons. The car will see only a rare trip to a dragstrip ju
- /html/mgb-v8/2004-02/msg00054.html (7,664 bytes)
- 2. RE: piston choice (score: 1)
- Author: "Larry list account" <list@marketvalue.net>
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 15:09:16 -0700
- Cast pistons ought to run to 6000 rpm reliably 7000 rpm seldom 8000 rpm kaboom Larry Hoy /// /// mgb-v8@autox.team.net mailing list /// Send admin requests to majordomo@autox.team.net /// Send list p
- /html/mgb-v8/2004-02/msg00055.html (8,761 bytes)
- 3. re:piston choice (score: 1)
- Author: MGV8VT@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 17:18:06 EST
- I ran a set of flat top cast pistons in my 302 for the first 7 years of it's life, through the overheat situations and all the other assorted abuse. Sounds like basically the same setup as what you a
- /html/mgb-v8/2004-02/msg00056.html (7,717 bytes)
- 4. Re: piston choice (score: 1)
- Author: "James J." <m1garand@speakeasy.net>
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 20:00:46 -0500
- I have found that Hypereutectic pistons are quite cheap, if it is not a custom order. They give you that extra bit of strength, and they don't expand, contract, and rock like forged ones do while th
- /html/mgb-v8/2004-02/msg00057.html (10,243 bytes)
- 5. Re: piston choice (score: 1)
- Author: "Carl Floyd" <cmfloyd@chartertn.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 09:04:52 -0500
- Another happy Keith Black hypereutectic piston Customer here. I run 'em in my 400 HP '68 Camaro. Speed shift at 6500, goes to over 7000 before it grabs. Great step up from cast piston without the cos
- /html/mgb-v8/2004-02/msg00059.html (10,398 bytes)
- 6. Re: piston choice (score: 1)
- Author: "T. S. White" <tswrace@pacbell.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 06:31:54 -0800
- What is the compression ratio? I used the hypereutectic on my rebuild but that was my machinist's choice. I think it had something to do with the deal he got. Forged pistons would only be necessary f
- /html/mgb-v8/2004-02/msg00060.html (8,036 bytes)
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