I have to agree with you because the cylinder is the same angle from the crank on either bank,,,,,I will check, but doubt that the article goes into that, should be a given and just naturally understood,,,,,,,, smile ask them when was the last time they bought a set of pistons that was specifically numbered as to which cylinder they were suppose to be in In a message dated 1/28/2010 5:54:01 P.M. Central Standard Time, 65Val@xxxxxxxxx writes: Over there, they're talking about doing it with the Commando domed pistons, so you have to rotate the piston/rod assembly when you swap banks so the dome doesn't hit the head. What I'm saying is that you dont get the offset advantage by doing that 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 3:42 PM Subject: Re: 273 Swapping Sides on Pistons > > > 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 >> >> >> ---- >> Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- >> directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and >> negotiations as >> well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to >> the >> Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, >> reduce >> the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar > topic. >> Thanks! >> >> 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: >> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and >> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> ---- >> Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- >> directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and >> negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended >> recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will > protect >> your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content >> signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! >> >> 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: >> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and >> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. >> >> > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and > negotiations as > well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to > the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce > the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. > Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > > -- > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- > directly to that person. 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