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Old 08-13-2008, 08:50 PM
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ok im rebuilding my mustang all around, and have my 86 roller block torn down competely right now, im getting some new pistons and was looking at a set of keith black pistons, could i run my original piston rods with them? to save some money, or would that not work?
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yes you can reuse rods, I did just that on my 66..infact it has the rods that used to be in my 85
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thanks for the quick reply, one more thing i dont need to buy
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as long as it's not gonna be a super high hp motor you'll be fine
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Old 08-13-2008, 09:19 PM
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yea im not building anything crazy with this mustang, have some fun with it, at the drags throughout the summer, and trips down to the raceway throughout the year, i just want some descent power.
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throw a decent set of heads , cam and intake on with good exhaust and you'll be roaring to go
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