Re: Collapsed skirts on used pistons

Posted by PackardV8 On 2016/12/15 23:18:34

For the SBC there is every possible combination of custom/racing pistons and rods that any gear head could ever have a wet dream about. So very likely there is already a rod that is very close to what is needed for the Packard V8 to utilize the SBC piston.

My point is that instead of struggling for Packard pistons, rings, pins, gudeeon bushings, all in different over sizes theen just use off the shelf SBC pistons and commit struggle to finding rods to suit.

Rods don't wear out. Pistons and rings DO wear out and crack etc.

Go for the rods. Forget about the pistons and use SBC pistons.