 JE Forged Piston with 'KB' in the casting ? |
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| Literati914 |
 Jul 23 2021, 02:42 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,486 Joined: 16-November 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 7,222 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
I bought a used set (500 miles) of flat top 96mm pistons back some time ago, and just got around to looking at them real good today.
The were described as being 96mm forged JE Pistons.. but they arrived in AA Piston packaging with a description of being 104mm - the pistons are used and do measure 96mm (so the box/packaging was recycled). I can not find any JE indication but there is a "KB" symbol - does that mean that these are probably KE pistons? Supposedly they were on a Raby build.. and it looks like a valve touched the no.1 piston ever so slightly (fingernail sized mark). Thought? . |
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| Mark Henry |
Jul 24 2021, 08:59 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
They are KB pistons, it has Hastings rings, but EMW only used the 2nd Hastings ring. It's a modified Ford pinto piston, EMW developed them in the 80's and holds the rights to them no matter who you buy them from. Measure the pin and the pin height, 24mm stock, 22mm is mod or stroked, 1.7/1.8 vs 2.0 have different pin heights. Best econo/mid class piston and I would choose them over JE for a street engine. AA Performance is becoming a closer 2nd in the econo class as they have improved quality. JE's are better suited for nikisil. |
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Literati914 JE Forged Piston with 'KB' in the casting ? Jul 23 2021, 02:42 PM
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I bought a used set (500 miles) of flat top 96mm ... Jul 23 2021, 02:46 PM Literati914 http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.pos... Jul 23 2021, 03:39 PM 914werke those look to be cast pistons & not JE's Jul 23 2021, 03:42 PM Al Meredith KB are good pistons I have used them on several 19... Jul 23 2021, 04:16 PM 914Sixer KB 96mm is what I used on my 2056 build. Jul 23 2021, 05:30 PM Literati914
They are KB pistons, it has Hastings rings, but E... Jul 25 2021, 07:58 PM Literati914 I'm gonna assume that by "measure pin hei... Jul 25 2021, 09:28 PM
Literati914 Ok just for posterity's sake, I'll post th... Jul 26 2021, 08:57 PM |
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