Need help picking rings, rods, and pistons
12-06-2001, 12:12 AM
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Need help picking rings, rods, and pistons I don't know what size and specs i need. I'm looking to get the following:
-childs & albert rings
-JE forged pistons
-Not sure what brand of rods to get
please help me out. Part numbers would be great
BTW: this is for your basic 346 cid LS1
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-childs & albert rings
-JE forged pistons
-Not sure what brand of rods to get
please help me out. Part numbers would be great
BTW: this is for your basic 346 cid LS1
thanks <img src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" border="0" alt="[cheers]" />
[ December 06, 2001: Message edited by: badass 2000 z28 ]</p>
12-06-2001, 07:52 PM
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Re: Need help picking rings, rods, and pistons i want to stay within stock specs. I basically just want to replace my stock rings, pistons, and rods with better ones.
12-06-2001, 09:51 PM
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Re: Need help picking rings, rods, and pistons well the same here,wife blew hers 98 up, the new 00 motor is waiting to go in. now i got the old one to play with.might go stoke it <img src="images/icons/shocked.gif" border="0"> it want need to be borded .015 or less.does any one know how much 98 casting ( block)can be borded. thanks michael <img src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" />
12-06-2001, 11:00 PM
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Re: Need help picking rings, rods, and pistons i heard the stock block can't be bored out too much cuz the walls are too thin. I plan on having my block honed.
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12-06-2001, 11:55 PM
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Re: Need help picking rings, rods, and pistons the shop said the only only 1 cly( the one the piston poped)would not hone out at .005 .now i wonder if they want a block to play with????? as for pistons do not get stock gm there cheep. but would not hold up for her twin t'bos. michael <img src="graemlins/gr_judge.gif" border="0" alt="[judgement]" />
12-07-2001, 12:02 AM
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Re: Need help picking rings, rods, and pistons ls1motorsports offer a complete set of rings, pistons and rods for $1000 i'm considering
12-07-2001, 12:07 AM
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Re: Need help picking rings, rods, and pistons that does not seem 2 bad, we tried some places all we were told the ls1 is 2 new. for some money we were told we could get some molded yea right! <img src="images/icons/frown.gif" border="0"> michael
12-07-2001, 12:21 AM
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Re: Need help picking rings, rods, and pistons yeah a couple of friends told me that there's not alot of places here that know how to work on LS1's <img src="images/icons/frown.gif" border="0">