Forged pistons?


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Posted by Russ on Thursday, May 31, 2001 at 9:12AM :

In Reply to: 218 or 230 pistons posted by chad on Wednesday, May 30, 2001 at 6:10PM :

An old mechanic / machinist told me that if you installed forged pistons, even in an otherwise stock engine, that your engine life would be extended significantly over using cast pistons. He said that the piston ring grooves don't widen out nearly as fast with forged pistons and that the shape of the forged pistons doesn't much over time and use. I haven't tried this but it does make sense. The only problem is finding the correct forged pistons for this application. Does anyone know of a forged piston available for 218 / 230 engines?



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