Thread: identifying parts
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10-09-2007 06:27 PM #1
Pistons are aluminum. Good one's are forged, most factory one's are cast. Heads aren't anything special..Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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10-10-2007 09:43 AM #2
Stock parts.
With the D3VE heads that I presume you have (based on the piston part number) if you should rebuild as a 429 then I recommend flat top pistons so as to raise compression ratio to about 9:1. If you go 460 (only a cranksaft and piston change required), you will have a far greater selection of piston choices available to you.
For performance purposes, D3VE heads will require a great deal of reworking if used on a stroker engine. With more details about your inteneded build and desired hp, I'd be happy to make some parts suggestions.
Paul
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