Max safe piston/cylinder clearance with procharger?
10-22-2012, 06:51 PM
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Max safe piston/cylinder clearance with procharger?
I am reassembling a stock 45 with the original cast pistons. I am re ringing and honing. Can anyone please tell me what the max piston/cylinder clearance I can run?
The engine is a stock 330 hp 454 with an inter cooled procharger that only makes 5 psi of boost.
The engine is a stock 330 hp 454 with an inter cooled procharger that only makes 5 psi of boost.
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10-23-2012, 06:58 PM
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Forged pistons it is then
Thanks for the input,
That is just what Island Racing in N Hero said, get forged pistons, bigger rods,balance, Iconel exhaust valves then check tune on dyno.
At least I will only have to do it right the first time!
That is just what Island Racing in N Hero said, get forged pistons, bigger rods,balance, Iconel exhaust valves then check tune on dyno.
At least I will only have to do it right the first time!
10-23-2012, 11:00 PM
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You are getting good advise then. It will cost more now to do it right now, but it will cost you a lot more later to do it right down the road. Safe, cast pistons, super charger do not belong in the same sentence, because there is not such thing.
