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5.0 pistons work in 5.8

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Old 10-01-2007, 10:07 PM
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Default 5.0 pistons work in 5.8

wondering if 5.0 pistons with an overbore of .030 work in an stock rod and crank 351W
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Old 10-01-2007, 10:18 PM
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Default RE: 5.0 pistons work in 5.8

a 302 bore is 4"
a 351 is 4"
do the math
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Old 10-01-2007, 10:44 PM
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Default RE: 5.0 pistons work in 5.8

i think 5.0 pistons are shorter, ive heard that they are used for 351 strokers (393 and 408+ but i dont think they will work with a tree fiddy wun
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Old 10-01-2007, 10:58 PM
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Default RE: 5.0 pistons work in 5.8

Piston are shorter. They will not work with stock 351 crank and rods.
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Old 10-01-2007, 11:56 PM
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Default RE: 5.0 pistons work in 5.8

ORIGINAL: jakeachy

a 302 bore is 4"
a 351 is 4"
do the math
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Old 10-02-2007, 12:11 AM
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beat ya to it R barn,

but yeahm the shorterness comes in handy with the 408's
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