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gazza808
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17th Sep 09 at 14:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

can you get over size standard x16xe/c16xe pistons??
and where from?
want to get them pocketed also but engine build isn.t extreme enough to warrent steel rods and forged pistons.

cheers
Will94
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17th Sep 09 at 17:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Theres quite a few places online that sell engine rebuild spares, or any engine building/machining specialist can supply them

It may be best to let the company thats doing the rebore order them though, as the pistons will need to match the new bore size
philip2
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18th Sep 09 at 00:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

King components wil do them. 79mm is stock, then 79.5mm and 80mm oversized. Then have pockets deepened 2mm more. I did it when i built my old c16xe
gazza808
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18th Sep 09 at 06:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

awesome cheers going to go to the local engine builders see what they can source me,

2mm deeper? that mean i can run newman 288 cams do you know??

was just going to send them to sbd
philip2
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2mm is what sbd recommend, but when i asked a few years back their machinist had retired, but guess they got a new one now

 
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