Re: V8 Piston possibilities.

Posted by PackardV8 On 2009/2/21 13:05:45

RE: FIRST POST of this thread.

Lets consider point 3 from the above quote FIRST.

The claim is that weight is a factor. ok. I agree. BUT, if someone suddenly offered up FORGED pistons then how much heavier would a FORGED piston be than the stock Packard piston????? And everyuone would suddenly smile and say "oh yes, oh yes Forged pistons for my Hi-po engine, God has sent me a blessing" And they would never mention weight gain.

The wall and crown of the Harvester piston is probably at least twice as thick as the OEM packard piston. SO, the Harvester piston could be cam ground to size for the Packard engine loosing probably half of the the wall thickness AND THUS THE WEIGHT.

Don't worry, i'm not finished with the possibility of this piston yet.