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Re: [Fot] TR3 Race pistons and liners

To: Erik Jacobsen <kekjacobsen@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR3 Race pistons and liners
From: Mike Harmuth via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2021 12:48:35 -0500
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Just an update on the pistons I ordered from Paeco. I received them
yesterday and they were not Venolia, as advertised, but Ross. They were the
specs advertised but not the brand, I asked for a refund and received a
prepaid return label this morning.

Buyer beware

thanks
mike h

On Tue, Nov 9, 2021 at 9:25 AM Mike Harmuth <ofracer@gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't know what size jugs you have on the engine but I came across these
> new Venolia TR pistons on E-Bay the other day. The shop selling them has
> gotten some bad press since the original owner moved on but it looks like
> they're in the process of selling off old inventory and these seem like a
> good price. I bought a set of Venolia Spitfire pistons from them yesterday
> and they're on the way.
> NFI, just passing this on
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/384398239541?hash=item597feba735:g:fxIAAOSwUYVheVG5
>
> mike h
>
> On Tue, Nov 9, 2021 at 9:05 AM Erik Jacobsen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Good morning FoT!
>> Karen and I are working on the TR3 race car, and are looking for your
>> advice on pistons and liners for it. We are attempting to build a (semi)
>> streetable race motor for our 3. It has a Crane 244-310-8 cam, and the head
>> has been ported and is running big valves, so we are figuring the
>> compression should be in the 10.5-11.5:1 range. It has H-beam rods and a
>> worked crank, but we will still keep the revs under 6500 in an attempt to
>> keep it all in one piece.
>> There seems to be very little info on what people are running for race
>> pistons floating around on the net.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Jake & Karen Jacobsen
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Just an update on the pistons I ordered from Paeco. I rece=
ived them yesterday and they were not Venolia, as advertised, but Ross. The=
y were the specs advertised but not the brand, I asked for a refund and rec=
eived a prepaid return label this morning.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Buyer b=
eware</div><div><br></div><div>thanks</div><div>mike h</div></div><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov 9, =
2021 at 9:25 AM Mike Harmuth &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ofracer@gmail.com";>ofrac=
er@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin=
g-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I don&#39;t know what size jugs you have on th=
e engine but I came across these new Venolia TR pistons on E-Bay the other =
day. The shop selling them has gotten some bad press since the original=C2=
=A0owner moved on but it looks like they&#39;re in the process of selling o=
ff old inventory and these seem like a good price. I bought a set of Venoli=
a Spitfire pistons from them yesterday and they&#39;re on the way.<div>NFI,=
 just passing this on</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.ebay.=
com/itm/384398239541?hash=3Ditem597feba735:g:fxIAAOSwUYVheVG5" target=3D"_b=
lank">https://www.ebay.com/itm/384398239541?hash=3Ditem597feba735:g:fxIAAOS=
wUYVheVG5</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>mike h</div></div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov 9, 2021 =
at 9:05 AM Erik Jacobsen via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; =
target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid=
 rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:&quot;He=
lvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir=3D"l=
tr">Good morning FoT!</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Karen and I are working on the =
TR3 race car, and are looking for your advice on pistons and liners for it.=
 We are attempting to build a (semi) streetable race motor for our 3. It ha=
s a Crane 244-310-8 cam, and the head has been ported and is running big va=
lves, so we are figuring the compression should be in the 10.5-11.5:1 range=
. It has H-beam rods and a worked crank, but we will still keep the revs un=
der 6500 in an attempt to keep it all in one piece.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"=
ltr">There seems to be very little info on what people are running for race=
 pistons floating around on the net.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks!</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Jake &amp; Karen Jacob=
sen=C2=A0</div></div></div>_______________________________________________<=
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