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Old 06-13-2005, 03:31 PM
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Whats the max depth you can flycut an LS1 piston?
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I thought someone told me .100 but just want to make sure.
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Some of mine are at .100 and have been like that for a while without a problem.
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Originally Posted by gomer
Some of mine are at .100 and have been like that for a while without a problem.
I have been a good bit over .100" on both the intake/exhaust on "personal" motors with no problems. I just would just keep it strictly n/a at that point. lol

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Just flycut for the amount needed. Too much and you loose SCR, not to mention it makes it weaker.
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I don't know how you guys get such exact cuts, I ended up somewhere around .057-.070. It was really tough to be accurate on my car.
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We've cut 170
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Originally Posted by -Joseph-
We've cut 170
That's where mine were.
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Originally Posted by -Joseph-
We've cut 170
Holy ****.. I don't feel so bad about my .100 now
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Ok, sounds good. Is there any accurate way to measure how deep the flycuts are?
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Anyone have a pic of a finished piston?
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You can use the valve drop method,where you set the pistons at TDC, and measure using a dial indicator. before and after dropping the valve on to the top of the piston. You can use a feeler gauge and your finger nail to feel when the notch has the correct feeler gauge in it. Also you can measure the width of the eyebrow with a digital micrometer once you have established the depth you want on at least one flycut.Lastly you can put the end of a digital micrometer in the notch for measurment.
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Originally Posted by Phil99vette
Anyone have a pic of a finished piston?
I attached some that were 0.170" intake/0.130" exhaust.

The piston still needs to be deburred and polished before final assembly. I'll snap some pics of those tomorrow.

Jason
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