Re: 273 Swapping Sides on Pistons

[Dodger7998@xxxxxxx]

that would be the same thing as long as you did not twist the piston.
 
 
In a message dated 1/28/2010 5:38:05 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
65Val@xxxxxxxxx writes:


If  you find the article, Dodger, post it on the FABO site, as they wont  
believe me when I tell them about this procedure. They all think you just  
switch the piston/rod assembly  bank-for-bank.

Darwin/BC/Canada
'65 Cdn. Valiant Custom 100  'vert
--225/A833...in a million pieces
'67 Dart GT  'vert
--273/904...in "enjoying" condition



----- Original  Message ----- 
From: <Dodger7998@xxxxxxx>
To:  <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:29  PM
Subject: Re: 273 Swapping Sides on  Pistons


>
>
> Ok hope I am not opening a can of dead  worms here, but will tell what I 
> was
> told many years  ago.......
>    to reduce rotating friction, turn your pistons  180  degrees when
> installing them,,,,,,,,,,,,,supposedly the  story goes like 
> this,,,,,,,,,the pin
> in the piston is not  dead center, and is designed to create  a very 
> minimal
>  amount of bind when at top dead center of the stroke,,,,,this is  done 
so  
> as
> to eliminate piston rattle when the piston is in the  process of  changing
> direction at end of stroke.......... the  article that I read  on this 
also
> said that the engine would be  noisy compared to the stock build,  but 
> would not
> cause  harm,,,,,,,if someone is interested I will try to find the   
article
> and post it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, dodger
>
>
> In a  message dated 1/28/2010 12:30:03 P.M. Central Standard Time,
>  stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
> Tom,
> We  used to do it on big blocks all the  time (flat tops), but have
>  never tried it on a small block.  We were  always careful not to rev  it 
to
> much when the motor was cold but it seemed  that the motors  made more 
> power.
>
> SC
>
>  -----Original  Message-----
> From: Tom Watters  [mailto:tomwatters@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:  Thursday, January 28, 2010  12:58 AM
> To:  1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: 273  Swapping Sides on  Pistons
>
>
> Over on the A-Bodies  only Board, they are talking about  swapping sides 
on
> the 10.5:1  pistons on 273's.  I had some confusion,  but it seems to 
make  
> a
> little sense.  Dome offset isnt centered, so   parts of the piston may 
come
> closer to the head in places and more gap  in  others.
>
>  http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=84332 (3/4  down  
the
> page is where part of it starts posted by Russ (Double   M).
>
> Has anybody on the list done this in the past and had any  real  success?
> What are the downsides to   this?
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
> Thanks
>  --Tom
>
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