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| newdeal2 |
 Jun 14 2004, 04:57 PM
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I purchased a set of Mahle pistons and requested flat tops. They sent me dished. I am keeping the engine stock [it's a 2.0 FI] and I figure I am only picking up about 3 hp with the flats so I may just put these in. I was told the dished also run cooler...any tuth to that?
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newdeal2 Pistons Jun 14 2004, 04:57 PM
Jake Raby How big is the dish (cc wise) have a pic? Jun 14 2004, 04:59 PM seanery non-educated guess here:
Do the dished run cooler... Jun 14 2004, 05:08 PM Jake Raby There are different dished pistions.. Bus pistons ... Jun 14 2004, 05:34 PM Part Pricer Peter,
I'm not sure who you purchased these ... Jun 14 2004, 05:35 PM Mark Henry :agree:
The big dish are bus pistons, if you pai... Jun 14 2004, 05:51 PM newdeal2 Well the owner will replace them with Flat Tops on... Jun 14 2004, 06:26 PM Jake Raby How can you prove they run cooler??
ALL the engin... Jun 14 2004, 07:16 PM SirAndy dude, 3 (or even 4) threads for one question ???
c... Jun 14 2004, 07:18 PM newdeal2 Andy,
It's under control. Won't happen ag... Jun 14 2004, 07:32 PM Pnambic Dang, I thought at first that this thread might be... Jun 15 2004, 06:20 AM newdeal2 OK, West Coast Core is sending me a set of AA Forg... Jun 15 2004, 11:32 AM Part Pricer AA? Others will chime in here, but I believe that ... Jun 15 2004, 11:37 AM Mueller for the money, the AA import parts are a decent de... Jun 15 2004, 11:44 AM Mark Henry Hmmmm.....
Sounds like someone that should be avo... Jun 15 2004, 11:57 AM Part Pricer newdeal2 Hmmm. balance them...sounds expensive. What's ... Jun 16 2004, 08:05 AM Mark Henry If they’re way off it’s not good.
Try Fisher ... Jun 16 2004, 08:18 AM Jake Raby BALANCE EVERYTHING!
Engines are reciprocating... Jun 16 2004, 08:26 AM newdeal2 OK...sounds like a must. So what do they do to bal... Jun 16 2004, 10:21 AM newdeal2 Will I need to do anything else to the cylinder/pi... Jun 16 2004, 10:30 AM Jake Raby Material is removed from the pistons, for balance ... Jun 16 2004, 12:11 PM TROJANMAN i just found this thread on a search, because i am... Jun 23 2004, 10:02 AM Part Pricer QUOTE
TROJANMAN :beer1: thanks Jun 23 2004, 12:36 PM seanery HIJACK ALERT
I've got a question regarding si... Jun 23 2004, 12:37 PM TROJANMAN FYI _this place was the cheapest i found for p&c p... Jun 23 2004, 04:53 PM
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