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Forum: Tech / General Engine
10-17-2011, 12:28 PM
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Posted By i ride sand

TIGHT BUT NOT GALLED!?!?

ok, i just assembles my new pistons onto the rods with press in wrist pins, and i did it by heating the end of the rod. but i had a few that didnt drop in all the way. so i just pressed them in the...
Forum: TBI
10-14-2011, 04:44 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 720
Posted By i ride sand

Re: will lower compression affect computer?

alright, thanks for your help doc! like ive said, ive never dealt with pressed in wrist pins. all the motorcycles and vw's ive worked on all had floting wrist pins and i just wanted to confirm what i...
Forum: TBI
10-11-2011, 06:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 720
Posted By i ride sand

Re: will lower compression affect computer?

alright, heres what i found for flat top pistons at summit (no idea if the wist pins are included or not though): UEM-1436-STD

as for rings this is what i have. also from summit: SLP-E-251X
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Forum: TBI
10-11-2011, 09:39 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 720
Posted By i ride sand

Re: will lower compression affect computer?

im thinking instead of getting a set of stock heads, i may buy a set of flat top pistons. im finding that they run about $150 for 8 (cast). i can justify that cost with ~2mpg loss. over the course of...
Forum: TBI
10-10-2011, 05:22 PM
Replies: 196
Views: 13,174
Posted By i ride sand

Re: Ron_90's Build Thread

from what ive read in the ultimate TBI mods, the spacer ring will cause a restriction around the injectors. probably better to cut some sort of clearance if possible into the air filter baseplate....
Forum: TBI
10-10-2011, 04:56 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 720
Posted By i ride sand

Re: will lower compression affect computer?

from what im calculating, i will bw dropping to about 8.5:1 from 9.4:1. so quite a bit. the heads are the K2500 heads that were lower compression than the K1500 heads. oddly enough, they came off of...
Forum: TBI
10-10-2011, 12:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 720
Posted By i ride sand

Re: will lower compression affect computer?

oh, and the 191's are milled .050, average combustion chamber size is 72cc.
Forum: TBI
10-10-2011, 12:21 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 720
Posted By i ride sand

will lower compression affect computer?

hey guys, so heres what im up against. right now i am trying to put an engine together for my truck so i dont have to drive my 70 el camino through all of the salt this winter. im a pretty broke...
Forum: TBI
09-21-2011, 12:23 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 28,691
Posted By i ride sand

Re: Cam suggestions for no tune TBI 355 truck

ok, now i know im raising this thread from the grave, but its the first one that google turns up when you search for "no tune tbi cam". that being the case, i wanted to put the info i get in here so...
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