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Oh, also...
By Dave Shoe - 03/08/2001 12:17:44 AM; IP 216.243.158.77
...I've got my rod bushings reamed 0.0150" over to the 0.9900" Chevy size, so I can run cheap TRW forged 454 pistons in my FE452 stroker.

The rod bushings can be readily replaced, but often times it's easier to get 0.0010" or 0.0020" oversized pins so the rod and piston just get reamed to fit.

Note that the weight of the pin is a critical component of engine balance, so you should always keep an eye on this when swapping pins around. Some piston manufacturers use pins of various weights to "coarse balance" a piston/pin assy, because there is not much readily available aluminum material to remove from the piston. The piston is only slightly drilled for balance, and this is allows fine balancing the piston/pin pair. I believe this method is most common in low-cost, high-volume die-cast pistons where minimum extra piston material is available, and seems often to be the case with the stock FE piston.

Shoe.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=5322&Reply=5301><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor5322" onclick="return false;">Oops! Need an extra zero.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>03/08/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=5322', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor5322') }); </script>  Oops! Need an extra zero. -- Dave Shoe, 03/08/2001
Collapse <b>Oh, also...</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>03/08/2001</i></font>Oh, also... -- Dave Shoe, 03/08/2001
 RE: Oh, also... -- Rollie H, 03/08/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=5330&Reply=5301><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor5330" onclick="return false;">RE: Oh, also...</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Jerry Wietzke, <i>03/08/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=5330', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor5330') }); </script>  RE: Oh, also... -- Jerry Wietzke, 03/08/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=5374&Reply=5301><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor5374" onclick="return false;">What the heck you wanna overbore the thing for?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>03/09/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=5374', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor5374') }); </script>  What the heck you wanna overbore the thing for? -- Dave Shoe, 03/09/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=20359&Reply=5301><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor20359" onclick="return false;">RE: What the heck you wanna overbore the thing for?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Lew, <i>02/23/2004</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=20359', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor20359') }); </script>  RE: What the heck you wanna overbore the thing for? -- Lew, 02/23/2004
 Your drill bit numbers are good. -- Dave Shoe, 02/24/2004
 FE Wall Thickness -- Leo, 03/10/2001
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