Re: No more 374" pistons?

Posted by PackardV8 On 2016/11/20 14:16:55

Quote:
" .....370
Ford truck pistons were the closest
possibility. After extensive engineering
design, the machine work was undertaken.
The piston top deck had to be machined
shorter. The pin boss had to be machined
wider inside. The rods had to be ground
extensively to lighten them to compensate for
the much heavier pistons, then the bushings
had to be removed and the pin bore honed for
the Ford pin. Finally, the entire rotating
assembly had tobe rebalanced. Because I
can do all this in-house, I did it just to see....."

"pin boss machined wider" I'm not sure what that means.
"rods ground to lighten" Probably not necessary at all.
" Entire rotating assembly balanced." Pistons and rods do NOT rotate. They reciprocate.

So the process is probably much easier and more simple:
Just deck the piston crown and machining needed for the pin.