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Old 01-23-2008, 10:17 PM
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ah gotcha gotcha, yea im waiting on 2 w2's also...i already have one... kinda need the other two to file, hopefully i get a return this year... itll go in the stang for sure

but g/l with it, let me know what u get

hey why are you looking at pistons anyway? building a new block? or rebuilding yours?
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Old 01-23-2008, 10:48 PM
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My factory flat top pistons have over 161K on them. Many of those miles with 100hp worth of NOS!!
What size kit are you panning on using? It will be a pig off of the bottle if you run too low of compression. OK for a strip only car, not so good on the street!!
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Old 01-23-2008, 10:49 PM
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Yeah I am still waiting on one my w2's also...

I am going to build up a 351w stroked to 408 or 393 =)
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Old 01-23-2008, 11:43 PM
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ORIGINAL: lxman1

My factory flat top pistons have over 161K on them. Many of those miles with 100hp worth of NOS!!
What size kit are you panning on using? It will be a pig off of the bottle if you run too low of compression. OK for a strip only car, not so good on the street!!
Well I am going lower compression for boost (procharger)
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