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62l, gto, h2, hummer, piston, problem, slap

what is piston slap

bobodog on Jan 22, 2006

Jan 22, 2006 11:01 PM
by 6spd

8

696

Generation III Internal Engine

pro, shift, shifted, slap, t56, th350, video

Pro-shifted vs T-braked TH350

Shon Herron on Jan 18, 2006

Jan 18, 2006 01:59 PM
by FastBlackTA

5

478

Drag Racing Tech

01, 02, 1999, 2000, 2001, am, cold, ls1, ls1tech, noise, piston, pistons, slap, start, trans

how common is piston slap in 01-02 trans am's

rgaynor85 on Dec 21, 2005

Dec 28, 2005 10:38 AM
by kossuth

15

3,740

Generation III Internal Engine

10w30, 1998, 5w30, 93, 98, 99, c5, camaro, change, corvette, mustang, oil, piston, saab, slap

Piston Slap: 98-99 vs. 00-02

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Racr_X on Dec 10, 2005

Dec 26, 2005 09:13 PM
by narc

42

5,088

Generation III Internal Engine

Valvetrain Noise

EDDIEX on Dec 15, 2005

Dec 15, 2005 04:43 PM
by Predator

6

532

Generation III Internal Engine

anything, compression, cylinder, gang, hoe, hurt, katy, loss, low, ls1, normal, piston, pistonslap, slap, smoking, testing, tx

Does "piston slap" decrease compression in an engine?

Nick K on Nov 30, 2005

Dec 1, 2005 11:34 PM
by ex-SS-ve

13

13,405

Texas Members

05, 2004, cold, gto, kind, ls2, noise, noisy, piston, pistons, pistonslap, pontiac, set, slap, use

LS2 piston slap?

trophy421 on Nov 16, 2005

Nov 23, 2005 08:12 PM
by ULTIMATEORANGESS

5

9,138

Pontiac GTO 2004-2006

160, additive, clicking, lifters, ls1, piston, quiet, slap, thermostat

Piston Slap, Lifter?

1654ROD on Nov 20, 2005

Nov 20, 2005 12:10 AM
by GuitsBoy

1

717

Generation III Internal Engine

040, 0w30, 5w40, castrol, difference, gc, german, ls1, ls6, noise, oil, piston, rid, slap, summer, switch, thicker, weight

anyone experience MORE piston slap with German Castrol 0w30?

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ashzero on Sep 8, 2005

Nov 1, 2005 12:22 PM
by dailydriver

39

7,017

Generation III Internal Engine

aviod, avoid, avoiding, car, chevy, engine, engines, fix, ls1, piston, pistonslap, precautions, rebuild, rebuilt, slap

engine rebuild, avoid piston slap

Newbiewar on Oct 23, 2005

Oct 23, 2005 11:07 AM
by mr2guru

1

2,345

Generation III Internal Engine

2500, 919, broke, car, crank, doesnt, loud, louder, ls1tech, noise, piston, pulley, rpm, slap

How do you know if its piston slap?

quiksilver9531 on Oct 11, 2005

Oct 11, 2005 09:57 PM
by quiksilver9531

8

740

Generation III Internal Engine

bent, ls1, lubrication, piston, pontiac, predator, silicon, slap, trans, valves

what is piston slap?

1LoudTA on Sep 18, 2005

Sep 19, 2005 03:54 PM
by Racehead

17

2,585

Generation III Internal Engine

2002, 94, 98, auto, buy, camaro, corvette, kit, launching, ls1tech, shift, shifter, slap, transmission, z28

slapshifter/shift kit for 2002 auto z28

supersteve7 on Sep 16, 2005

Sep 17, 2005 09:13 AM
by chrisryn64

11

855

Automatic Transmission

control, friction, gm, ls6, offset, oval, pin, pins, pistom, piston, prevent, quieten, reduce, reduction, slap

Piston slap explaination by GM Engineer

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tirefryer on Aug 29, 2005

Aug 30, 2005 06:20 PM
by Brains

24

93,468

Generation III Internal Engine

Amsoil helped the piston slap

tirefryer on Aug 17, 2005

Aug 17, 2005 11:37 AM
by Ryan02SS

2

1,500

Generation III Internal Engine

lt1, mustang, piston, slap, whathappenswhenpistonslapgetsreallybad

Little help on bad case of piston slap

narc on Aug 14, 2005

Aug 16, 2005 09:17 PM
by tirefryer

17

920

Generation III Internal Engine

video clip of my piston slap..your comments

narc on Aug 16, 2005

Aug 16, 2005 06:18 PM
by narc

4

627

Generation III Internal Engine

1998, bad, cat, constant, fluttering, gt, knock, knocking, lsx, mustang, piston, rod, slap, slow, start

Rod knock or Really bad case of piston slap???????

Rebelord on Aug 13, 2005

Aug 13, 2005 09:12 PM
by Rebelord

8

1,930

Generation III Internal Engine

fix, fixing, forged, ls1, motor, piston, pistons, slap

piston slap? .... fix? ....

Dustin07 on Aug 12, 2005

Aug 12, 2005 02:24 PM
by Grimes

7

2,884

Generation III Internal Engine

I think I'm gonna buy a mustang...

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Armageddon on Aug 3, 2005

Aug 6, 2005 01:12 PM
by PRAY HRD

50

2,661

Forced Induction

Piston Slap??

98RedBird on May 18, 2005

Jun 16, 2005 09:51 AM
by Clipper

12

927

New LS1 Owners - Newbie Tech

Well... I've decided to put a ratchet in the truck... but which one?!

95LT188ChevyTruck on Jun 7, 2005

Jun 8, 2005 09:20 PM
by quick93transam

5

642

LT1-LT4 Modifications

4l60e, automatic, column, convert, flap, floor, kit, mount, operate, shift, shifter, silverado, slap, slapshift, transmission

slap shifter

tweeder on May 30, 2005

May 30, 2005 01:33 AM
by tweeder

0

668

Automatic Transmission

1996, 2008, fix, is250, lexus, piston, slap, tsp

So who all has the famous piston slap?

RedZoutlaw on May 16, 2005

May 29, 2005 10:29 AM
by Phil'sC5vette

15

932

Generation III Internal Engine

2006, diamond, forged, g8, gt, internals, knocking, loud, noise, piston, pistons, r1, sbc, slap, ultralite, warm, yamaha

Those of you with Forged Pistons Get in here

97M6Formula on Apr 16, 2005

Apr 17, 2005 10:11 PM
by 97M6Formula

9

1,044

LT1-LT4 Modifications

15, clip, hear, ls1, minutes, noise, piston, slap, slapavi, sound

Is this piston slap? Sound clip included!

calys968 on Apr 11, 2005

Apr 11, 2005 10:12 PM
by ~JOSHUA

2

1,222

Generation III Internal Engine

coated, curing, curring, engine, gm, jasper, piston, skirts, slap, stop, treat

Curing piston slap?

robertbartsch on Mar 21, 2005

Mar 21, 2005 01:00 PM
by white2001s10

4

1,200

Generation III Internal Engine

Few ????s. Piston Slap and Engine Knock

way2slow on Mar 8, 2005

Mar 10, 2005 04:23 PM
by way2slow

8

847

Generation III Internal Engine

2005, cold, common, engine, gm, gmpp, gto, ls1ls2, ls2, motor, normal, piston, rid, slap

Any Ls2 Owners Have Piston Slap?

~JOSHUA on Mar 7, 2005

Mar 10, 2005 01:20 PM
by GuitsBoy

16

5,894

Generation IV Internal Engine

5w30, engine, knock, low, lt1, noisy, oil, piston, pressure, quiet, slap, slight, thick, thicker, thinner

Thicker oil = better wear but more noise?

GuitsBoy on Feb 23, 2005

Feb 26, 2005 08:24 PM
by Y2K SS

10

13,754

Generation III Internal Engine

005, archive, bore, clearance, cracking, hyper, ls1, piston, pistons, rings, skirt, slap, taper, tapered, tappered

Piston taper = piston slap?

samgm2 on Feb 24, 2005

Feb 25, 2005 05:48 AM
by ROGERSPERF.

3

6,282

Generation III Internal Engine

4l60e, 94, install, slap, slapstick, stick, transmission, z28

auto conversion

BurnZ28rubber on Feb 22, 2005

Feb 23, 2005 08:35 PM
by LoudmouthLT1

3

607

LT1-LT4 Modifications

car, engine, fix, g6, piston, pontiac, race, rid, slap

piston slap...

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natronathon on Jan 12, 2005

Jan 14, 2005 02:25 PM
by 2MuchRiceMakesMeSick

22

2,138

New LS1 Owners - Newbie Tech

2004, 2005, gto, piston, pistons, problems, slap

piston slap in gto

billybob on Dec 22, 2004

Dec 27, 2004 09:13 PM
by Dbluegoat

16

2,669

Pontiac GTO 2004-2006

Another piston slap thread -repost

BJM on Nov 30, 2004

Dec 1, 2004 08:31 AM
by BJM

1

498

Generation III Internal Engine

60, clearance, engine, fix, gm, ls2, lsa, oversized, piston, pistons, remove, replace, slap, stock, wall

GM to replace Pistons

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terrygs31 on Aug 29, 2004

Nov 19, 2004 02:55 PM
by 99PontTA

35

3,985

Generation III Internal Engine

2002, knock, ls1, piston, slap, trana, trans, transam

Piston Slap 2002 Trans Am Ce

anitajeff on Nov 8, 2004

Nov 8, 2004 11:07 PM
by trtturbo

1

653

New LS1 Owners - Newbie Tech

53, cold, cure, eliminate, engine, fresh, hot, knock, knocking, lots, motor, piston, slap, start, starts, top

quieted my piston slap (cold start knock)

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SRM on Oct 26, 2004

Oct 28, 2004 09:03 PM
by WS6FirebirdTA00

22

24,502

Generation III Internal Engine

2007, header, louder, noise, pipe, piston, slap, ss, tick, trailblazer

could longtube and y pipe install cause piston slap to get louder

bluecmaro96 on Oct 7, 2004

Oct 12, 2004 01:24 PM
by LoPeY

16

678

Generation III External Engine

10w40, 35, 40k, change, dyno, gm, interval, ls1, miles, mobil, oil, piston, slap, synthetic, tsb

After 40K miles, I'm going back to Dyno Oil > (per TSB)

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Tin Indian on Oct 14, 2003

Oct 3, 2004 03:54 PM
by tooquick2beslo

68

9,552

Generation III Internal Engine

lessening piston slap?

luvmeZ28 on Sep 30, 2004

Oct 1, 2004 12:48 PM
by luvmeZ28

13

780

New LS1 Owners - Newbie Tech

camaro, engine, gto, list, ls, ls1, ls1recall, piston, recall, recalll, recalls, slap, slight, tech

Gen III LS1 Recall Question(Slight Piston Slap)

Ender on Sep 13, 2004

Sep 13, 2004 09:49 PM
by Ender

2

1,138

Generation III Internal Engine

What tolerances to ELIMINATE audible piston slap in LSx's

PREDATOR-Z on Sep 12, 2004

Sep 13, 2004 09:08 AM
by speedyss

2

585

Generation III Internal Engine

check, checking, knock, oil, pan, pision, piston, pulling, slap, verify

Can I check piston slap by pulling oil pan

N2O4YOU on Aug 24, 2004

Aug 26, 2004 04:41 PM
by N2O4YOU

4

1,403

Generation III Internal Engine

1994, 1998, 2000, 31, corvette, engine, fix, gto, lt1, malibu, oldsmobile, piston, slap, tahoe, zo6

Did GM fix the piston slap and ring issues by '02

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Magred2001vette on Jul 27, 2004

Aug 1, 2004 11:13 AM
by Racehead

31

7,036

Generation III Internal Engine

diameter, dual, gold, ls1tech, ls3, od, patriot, seats, slap, spring, springs, valve, valvesprings

HELP needed ASAP!!! Patriot Gold Spring users inside please!

John B on Jul 14, 2004

Jul 15, 2004 10:24 PM
by John B

5

731

Generation III Internal Engine

2004, c5, corvette, improve, ls1tech, piston, rid, slap

C5 Corvette in my future.. which one?

markw on May 30, 2004

Jun 2, 2004 05:56 PM
by Dean-o

17

1,151

Corvette Performance

Is this a good price for a Firehawk?

aznzebra on May 10, 2004

May 16, 2004 10:57 AM
by Tiger2o69

10

701

New LS1 Owners - Newbie Tech

08, 2001, action, class, escalade, general, green, jigarjian, lawsuit, light, low, motors, oil, piston, slap, syclone, trans

Piston slap - class action

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robertbartsch on Apr 14, 2004

Apr 16, 2004 12:51 PM
by The Kiss Guy

33

3,818

Generation III Internal Engine

action, arbitration, class, dropped, general, gm, gmlawsuit, green, ht4100, injector, jigarjian, lawsuit, mod, motors, piston, problems, slap

GM Lawsuit on "Pistonslap"

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CRAWLIN on Mar 9, 2004

Apr 12, 2004 12:25 PM
by FenixSS

130

15,037

Generation III Internal Engine