John, I'm working on a wbx - originally out of an '87 syncro, now going (hopefully in the next couple days) into my '84 westy. Why 95mm P&Cs? Ummm... slightly bigger for slightly less? Would i do it again? Probably not. I don't have a lot of experience with this stuff, but just looking at the castings between oem and these, oem does seem quite a bit more refined. But man... that 1mm of pure unadulterated HP will knock your socks off! People have been using them with a bit of success, though, it seems. Long term, they still have yet to be proven. Regarding your chevvy comment - to go 101.4mm pistons, you'd have to do some major modification to the case as the cylinders are right at 100mm stock. I don't think a -0.7mm cylinder wall will do much for you... There is talk of fancy 97s on the horion, but those'll likely cost you a pretty penny. Hope that answers your question, -Damon --- John Rodgers <j_rodgers@charter.net> wrote: > Damon, you didn't mention what engine you are > working on - Aircooled or > WBX. Very curious about the use of the 95mm cylinder > barrels, and why. I > know that the 101.4 mm is the same as 4 inch ---- > meaning Chevy small > block pistons are possible. > > Just curious. > > Regards, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver ===== '84 Westy (Sparky) '65 Kharma Ghia (Dharma) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com |
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