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Old 06-30-2006, 09:22 AM
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What does exactly mean to flycut the pistons?

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Old 06-30-2006, 09:41 AM
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It means to make half moon indentations on the pistons so the valves will clear them instead of contacting them.
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how hard is it to do this? any guides to doing it??

i did a search on here, but didnt find anything
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Its not difficult, but you need to rent or buy the cutting tools and a junk ls1 head that has the valve seats cutout.
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