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Will these pistons work for my setup?

Old 11-15-2008, 02:29 AM
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Default Will these pistons work for my setup?

Gonna run gt40p heads and intakes and a tfs stage one cam. Looking to bump up compression.

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Old 11-15-2008, 03:18 AM
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10666 is for a 331 or 347, so no they wont work
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Old 11-15-2008, 05:47 PM
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I'm new to the whole piston thing, can you reccomend a set that will work and bump up compression?
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Old 11-15-2008, 06:12 PM
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No piston experts out there?
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Old 11-15-2008, 06:29 PM
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the cc of the head chamber will limit your compression somewhat.........are you having the block bored .030 over???
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Old 11-15-2008, 08:00 PM
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also why go to all the trouble of boring/rebuilding/buying pistons,rings,bearings,gaskets and more for nothing less than a 347 with a good h/c/i ....just throw some juice to it
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Old 11-15-2008, 08:56 PM
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Well i can't afford a full stroker kit, dont feel like messin with the juice. I just want a solid 5.0. Mind you i already have two cars that are fast enough. But would having it bored .30 over be somethin that i need to do in order to get some compression. My buddy said some flat tops that'll get me to 10:1 would be good enough. But i dont know which pistons to get that will do that.
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Old 11-15-2008, 09:03 PM
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what you need is

Sealed Power #844-L2488F30

1985-87 5.0L HO Stock-Type Piston, .030'' Overbore
Piston Dia.: 4.030''
Piston Top: Flat Top, 4-Valve Reliefs
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Comp Ratio: 10.14:1 w/54.5cc Heads, 8.89:1 w/69cc Heads
Ring Grooves: 1.5mm, 1.5mm, 4.0mm
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Old 11-15-2008, 09:04 PM
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jegs or summit is a good place to look around . most there pistons are listed with comp. ratio with certain cc heads
http://shop.enginekits.com/osb/specials.cfm
try here too
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Thanks for all the info guys. I'd like to get as much as i can.
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