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Common problem with budget pistons.

By Royce Peterson - 07/07/2003 6:39:52 PM; IP 152.163.252.97

When you buy cast pistons the typical result is the pistons are way down in the hole. The piston companies do this because their big customers, the wholesale rebuilder shops have less machine work to do if every piston is below deck even on blocks that have been decked repeatedly. The loss in compression also helps the engine last until the 90 day warranty period is over. If the pistons were designed to be zero deck on an unmachined block there would be extra labor involved to cut all the pistons down on decked blocks.

Yet another reason why it's better to buy quality pistons from Ross, JE, Wiseco, Aries, Venolia, Probe etc. You get what you pay for.

Royce

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federal-mogul pistons? has anyone used them? -- mlallen, 07/07/2003

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Common problem with budget pistons. -- Royce Peterson, 07/07/2003

RE: Common problem with budget pistons. -- Ted E., 07/12/2003

Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=17705&Reply=17698><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a> <a href="#" id="anchor17705" onclick="return false;">Only Car Craft would deck a block to match bad pistons. :-P [n/m]</a> -- <font color=#0000ff>Mr F, <i>07/07/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript">
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Only Car Craft would deck a block to match bad pistons. :-P [n/m] -- Mr F, 07/07/2003

Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=17709&Reply=17698><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a> <a href="#" id="anchor17709" onclick="return false;">I question the decking something that far.</a> -- <font color=#0000ff>James, <i>07/08/2003</i></font><script type="text/javascript">
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I question the decking something that far. -- James, 07/08/2003

RE: I question the decking something that far. -- Al Phillips, 07/08/2003

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RE: federal-mogul pistons? has anyone used them? -- Barry R, 07/08/2003

Makes sense but... -- Wayne K., 07/09/2003

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I politely disagree with Barry R. -- Royce Peterson, 07/09/2003

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RE: I politely disagree with Barry R. -- Barry_R, 07/09/2003

Balancing -- Royce Peterson, 07/09/2003

Interesting. Thanks very much for chiming in, Barry. :-) [n/m] -- Mr F, 07/09/2003