Pistons, dome, flat top etc.
10-03-2002, 12:27 AM
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Pistons, dome, flat top etc. What is the difference performance wise. What would one set up be used for instead of using the other. Whats all the details on them.
10-03-2002, 08:55 AM
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Re: Pistons, dome, flat top etc. </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by sited12:
<strong>What is the difference performance wise. What would one set up be used for instead of using the other. Whats all the details on them.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Domed (I believe also called pop-up - at least in Dazed and Confused <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> ) will effectively raise compression. Dished OTOH will lower the CR a little, and is generally ideal for blower/turbo setups. Flat top I believe is basically your stock piston. There is no performance benefit per se, it depends on the setup your going with.
<strong>What is the difference performance wise. What would one set up be used for instead of using the other. Whats all the details on them.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Domed (I believe also called pop-up - at least in Dazed and Confused <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> ) will effectively raise compression. Dished OTOH will lower the CR a little, and is generally ideal for blower/turbo setups. Flat top I believe is basically your stock piston. There is no performance benefit per se, it depends on the setup your going with.
10-03-2002, 07:01 PM
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Re: Pistons, dome, flat top etc. </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by NHRATA01:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by sited12:
<strong>What is the difference performance wise. What would one set up be used for instead of using the other. Whats all the details on them.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Domed (I believe also called pop-up - at least in Dazed and Confused <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> ) will effectively raise compression. Dished OTOH will lower the CR a little, and is generally ideal for blower/turbo setups. Flat top I believe is basically your stock piston. There is no performance benefit per se, it depends on the setup your going with.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That is exactly correct.
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by sited12:
<strong>What is the difference performance wise. What would one set up be used for instead of using the other. Whats all the details on them.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Domed (I believe also called pop-up - at least in Dazed and Confused <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> ) will effectively raise compression. Dished OTOH will lower the CR a little, and is generally ideal for blower/turbo setups. Flat top I believe is basically your stock piston. There is no performance benefit per se, it depends on the setup your going with.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That is exactly correct.
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Re: Pistons, dome, flat top etc. It all depends on what you are looking for in compression ratio. In a perfect world you would want to use a flat top piston when ever possible. They will have the best flame travel across them. However this is not always possible due to most of us wanting compression ratios above or below what a flat top can do. On most LS1 engines you can get good compression out of them with out having to use a dome piston. The most common pistons for a LS1 are dished and flat top pistons. We haven't had the demand to build many dome pistons for the LS1's. If you would like to go over this further please feel free to give me a call.
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