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==Pistons== | ==Pistons== | ||
| − | Use the same guidelines as you would for a SBC 350 for selecting the type of piston. Cast are fine for engines that won't see nitrous or boost, forged if it will. There are those who say using cast pistons and nitrous/boost is acceptable. And it is- providing the tune is spot on and the engine never sees detonation. If it does, the cast pistons will be the first thing to fail, and when they go they usually damage the bore and possibly the cylinder head as well. | + | Use the same guidelines as you would for a SBC 350 for selecting the type of piston. Cast are fine for engines that won't see nitrous or boost, forged if it will. There are those who say using cast pistons and nitrous/boost is acceptable. And it is- providing the tune is spot on and the engine never sees detonation. If it does, the cast pistons will be the first thing to fail, and when they go they usually damage the bore and possibly the cylinder head as well. This is because cast and hypereutectic aluminum alloys are brittle and when they fail they tend to shatter into many pieces, where a forging will generally stay in one piece, with pinched ring lands or depressed crowns, etc. |
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| + | The worst possible piston design if a dished piston is needed is a round dish with a 45 degree chamfer around the outer edge. That leaves a scant 1/2" band on the top of the piston to provide the quench effect, and that's just not enough. | ||
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| + | [[File:Round dish sbc piston.jpg]] | ||
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| + | A much better choice if a dished piston is needed is a reverse dome or D-cup type piston (the one below is for a SBC 383 stroker). | ||
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| + | [[File:KB P-N 135 SBC 383 PISTON.jpg]] | ||
==Intakes== | ==Intakes== | ||
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