I put low CR pistons in a Spitty bus once.. it would pull steep hills in 3rd gear as low as 25mph .. tons of low end torque. Seemed fine in normal power aspects. On 4/27/2012 9:26 AM, Chris S. wrote: > I have heard of Brazilian pistons with this design feature. Lower compression so lower power. > > Chris. > > Wysłane z iPhone'a > > Dnia Apr 27, 2012 o godz. 8:57 Tom Lambas<twlambas@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > >> I just put my first piston in (not german) an found the deck height to be >> 1mm low. This is a 2.1 with the original crank& reman rods. >> If I go ahead with using these pistons am I likely to have any problems? I >> know power will be reduced with the lowered compression, anything else? >> Has anyone here tried it? The manufacturer has kindly offered a refund or >> exchange but says many people use them with no problems - seller says the >> same. >> >> Thanks, Tom |
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