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Piston Compression Height 120-130

posted by  walrus3 on  Fri Apr 29 15:28 CST 2011
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I would compare them pretty closely, including weight.
Back in 1968 I put a set of Rambler pistons into a B16 because they were $4.75 each as opposed to $16.50.
I had to mill about 0.060" off the top of pistons that were already lighter.
Ran great for about 40,000 miles then one day at about 70 mph on loop 410 in San Antonio the car filled with smoke. Opened the windows and it was STILL full. Pulled the head and found holes in 2 pistons and cracks in the other 2.






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New Piston Compression Height [120-130]
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