Re: Pistons?

[Sledcity@xxxxxxx]

sounds like we are talking max wedge stuff tonight---i  know of an aluminum 
hood, fenders, hood scoop,and light weight front bumper  with the ultra rare 
aluminum bumper arms for a 63 dodge.  the guy wants  $15,000.00 for the stuff
 
 
In a message dated 2/3/2009 6:07:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
hemirr@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:




The block for my max wedge car, best as my machinist could  determine, had 
been bored to 426 PLUS 0.030 size, at least that was the size  the pistons were. 
 However, the pistons were so loose that they gave me a  choice: bore it a 
tad more and buy .040 pistons, or sleeve it back to stock  and buy 413 pistons.  
The advantage theoretically with keeping it at 426  size would be more 
readily available pistons, but when we called sealed power,  which showed them 
available, they said they really were NOT available.  I  checked on line, eBay etc, 
and did find a set of .030 413 flattops brand new,  which I snatched up for 
future use on the Imperial, but no 426.  There  were also new 413 motor home 
pistons with a deep dish, from KB.  Talking  to Ross, which my machinist 
favored, they said they would make either 413 or  426 pistons for the same price 
anyway, so it was my choice.  We talked to  Indy cylinder head, which is about 50 
miles away, and they said sure bring the  block on up and they would help me 
waste several hundred dollars sonic  checking it, but if I wanted it to last a 
while, make the best possible power,  and leave room for a future rebuild if 
desired, I should sleeve it.  Oh,  I did ask, and they said you can't bore a 
413 block to 440 size.   I  just took their word for it, they seem to know what 
they're doing.  So I  supplied the specs to Ross (chamber CCs, deck height, 
compression height,  final static compression ratio desired, ring pack, pin 
diameter) and $830  later had my pistons.  Since I was doing it anyway, I went 
with 10.25:1  static ratio, less than stock (mine is a 13.5:1 car originally 
according to  Mr. Davis' book) but I wanted to cruise some in it.  The sleeves ran 
$700  including installation.

Be that as it may, with a stock 413 with little  ridge, if there isn't 
something wrong with the pistons, a freshening using  those same pistons makes more 
sense to me than putting new stock pistons in  the old bores.Bill & Kathi 
Parker, South Central Indiana '60 Chrysler  Saratoga kustom; '62 Plymouth Max 
Wedge; '64 Dart convertible; '65 Barracuda  \6; '65 Imperial; '68 Barracuda FB 
340-S; '69 Barracuda FB now 360; '70  Challenger now 440; '72 Cuda '340>
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