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Aug 30, 2006 | 01:54 PM

84camaroturbo

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From: logan utah

what pistons is everyone using

I have wisco in mine right now but looking at going with a custom built set from ross. with the ofset pins and the special coating at about 7.5 to 1. just curios what people run or if anyone has a set of ross with the coating.

Aug 30, 2006 | 04:04 PM

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i have wisco had no problems with dem

allways herd good about ross

Aug 30, 2006 | 04:10 PM

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Ross here

Aug 30, 2006 | 05:03 PM

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just bought mahle..

Aug 30, 2006 | 05:08 PM

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mahle -16 cc

Aug 30, 2006 | 05:20 PM

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mahle -16 cc

Is your compression 8.7? How do you like those pistons?

Aug 30, 2006 | 05:22 PM

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Aug 30, 2006 | 05:34 PM

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Diamond -8.7cc dished

Aug 30, 2006 | 05:58 PM

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Diamond -8.7cc dished here as well

Aug 30, 2006 | 06:02 PM

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Diamond flat tops...

Aug 30, 2006 | 06:30 PM

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-15cc Diamond here...... why so low on the compression??? The most many will go is a straight up 8:1

Kyle

Aug 30, 2006 | 06:52 PM

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-15cc Diamond here...... why so low on the compression??? The most many will go is a straight up 8:1

Kyle

I agree, you'd think he was planning on pumping 30psi into it with that low of compression.

Aug 30, 2006 | 07:37 PM

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i have the wisco -22cc dish it figures out to be 8.2 to 1 i am only running 15psi. i was just always told that i will make more power with lower compression.

Aug 31, 2006 | 01:43 PM

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i have the wisco -22cc dish it figures out to be 8.2 to 1 i am only running 15psi. i was just always told that i will make more power with lower compression.

That is true, only because you can run more boost and advance without detonation. If I were to want only 8psi and still run a good curve, I would run about 9.75:1, 10# would be about 9.25:1.