Blower pistons
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Blower pistons What are you guys using for forged blower pistons?? Did you lower the first ring land or have a deeper piston crown (dish or flat top)?? How much for the set??
on a 9.5:1 comp. with nonmilled ls1 heads/
on a 9.5:1 comp. with nonmilled ls1 heads/
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Re: Blower pistons [quote]Originally posted by 1dirtyZ:
<strong>where can i get them?? and where can i get a decent set of rods???</strong><hr></blockquote>
SpeedDemon motorsports has them.. so does ARE and most other places... same with th erods... pistons about 800-900
<strong>where can i get them?? and where can i get a decent set of rods???</strong><hr></blockquote>
SpeedDemon motorsports has them.. so does ARE and most other places... same with th erods... pistons about 800-900
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Re: Blower pistons [quote]Originally posted by Jackyl_30:
<strong>I am having a 382 with a Vortech built and we are going to use J&E pistons. Going with a dish type to lower compression down to 9.5:1</strong><hr></blockquote>
That sounds like a good plan to get more boost or at least make 9 lbs very safe on pump gas.
How much boost you gonna run?
<strong>I am having a 382 with a Vortech built and we are going to use J&E pistons. Going with a dish type to lower compression down to 9.5:1</strong><hr></blockquote>
That sounds like a good plan to get more boost or at least make 9 lbs very safe on pump gas.
How much boost you gonna run?
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Re: Blower pistons 12 or 13 psi
We are going to try to get a Vortech T trim in there. He thinks he can do it. The powers steering pump pulley may have to be modified. Just make a smaller one.
[ December 22, 2001: Message edited by: Jackyl_30 ]</p>
We are going to try to get a Vortech T trim in there. He thinks he can do it. The powers steering pump pulley may have to be modified. Just make a smaller one.
[ December 22, 2001: Message edited by: Jackyl_30 ]</p>
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Re: Blower pistons BTW- I am from NC. A place called Washington. It is about 20 miles east of Greenville. My parents still live there. I will be visiting there again this summer. We'll have to meet up at a drag strip there this summer,