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Cast iron pistons question

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:22 am
by Darren J Wallace
Does anyone know if cast iron pistons are supposed to be cam ground or not. Thanks!

Re: Cast iron pistons question

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:40 am
by TXGOAT2
I'm pretty sure the cast iron originals were not. I believe they did have some relief in the ring land area. Aluminum pistons required a lot of re-thinking to control expansion and dimensional changes.