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Old 10-08-2017, 10:26 PM
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Poor little piston

It looks like a tiny cutting torch was used.
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Old 10-09-2017, 02:53 PM
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Re: Poor little piston

What is the story behind the piston?
Old 10-10-2017, 10:22 PM
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That was a piston in my stock 305 with a 150 shot of N2O.
Then this motor trashed the T5.
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Old 10-11-2017, 12:35 PM
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That sounds like something JerryWho would do.
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were you running any kind of ignition timing retard like a MSD box to pull out timing when N2O was flowing? or did you just have a wet/dry shot on standard timing ?
Old 10-12-2017, 03:06 PM
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I used a wet shot and standard timing. I never expected the stock 305 motor would last.
Nitrous on a stock 305 is only temporary and kind of a waste. I used it to justify the need to stroke it
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Are you the Dwayne that used to live in Los Alamos? I was wondering what happened to you. Rich in Santa Maria.
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Yes, Hi Rich. I relocated to Lake Forest in south Orange county.

I'm still cooking tri-tip and tattooing asphalt.
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