- 1. [Land-speed] dumb Question # 4856 - Wrist pins (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Mayfield <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:35:21 -0800
- Ford uses a wrist pin diameter of 0.912 inches for the little end of the rod/piston. GM has a wrist pin diameter of 0.927 inches. I see a number of Ford products whether pistons or rods offered with
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- 2. Re: [Land-speed] dumb Question # 4856 - Wrist pins (score: 1)
- Author: "Justin Calkins" <calkins@camspray.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:49:20 -0600
- My guess would be availability of parts for GM engines. Lower end parts for the early style hemi offers a Chevy rod option, big block I believe. Everyone make SBC and BBC parts, so the cost to make
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- 3. Re: [Land-speed] dumb Question # 4856 - Wrist pins (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Dahlgren" <dahlgren536@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:51:36 -0500
- the GM pin is very readily available and very well developed for both light and strong. honing the rods and pistons to the new diameter will not sacrifice any real strength for an easier to get much
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- 4. Re: [Land-speed] dumb Question # 4856 - Wrist pins (score: 1)
- Author: "Neil Albaugh" <neill@dbelltech.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:05:55 -0700
- I think that Justin and Dave are right-- Chevy is cheaper and more available; more vendors, too. Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ _______________________________________________ Land-speed@autox.team.net Do
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- 5. Re: [Land-speed] dumb Question # 4856 - Wrist pins (score: 1)
- Author: "pookie @dslextreme.com" <pookie@dslextreme.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:37:16 -0800
- pins.. Also if you are going to be forced induction or naturally asperated..If the pistons are off the shelf items for N/A, some times in a blowen application, piston failure is in the piston pin loc
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- 6. Re: [Land-speed] dumb Question # 4856 - Wrist pins (score: 1)
- Author: Rich Fox <v4gmr@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:39:56 -0800 (PST)
- Sort of like my using .990 BBC wrist pins in the Packard instead of .9804 Packard size. Didn't have to rebush the rods, just honed them. Didn't need special wrist pins, Just bought off the shelf part
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- 7. Re: [Land-speed] dumb Question # 4856 - Wrist pins (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Mayfield <drmayf@mayfco.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:26:27 -0800
- Hey, all youse guys..thanks for the replies! While some disparage Summit, I used them as reference because they sell a lot of aftermarket maker's parts. I surfed for piston wrist pins and wrist pins
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- 8. [Land-speed] dumb Question # 4856 - Wrist pins (score: 1)
- Author: "Kirkwood" <saltfever@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:04:23 -0800
- Agree with all of the above but the consumer is not the driver on the pin diameter substitution. It is (or was) the automotive machine shops. Prior to the recent crate motor phenomena that has put ma
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- 9. Re: [Land-speed] dumb Question # 4856 - Wrist pins (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Dahlgren" <dahlgren536@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:51:39 -0500
- I beg to differ as I have managed engine shops both production and race ones. setting the gage for pin bores takes under a minute especially with such a small difference in size same goes for the man
- /html/land-speed/2011-11/msg00017.html (9,174 bytes)
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