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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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hi peeps hope you can solve a prob for me.

i have a set of pistons with a crown size of 91.275

what size is this is not standard but thinking 0.25 oversize am i right or are they 0.5.

if they 0.5 someone is gonna get a tongue lashing lol
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 08:39 AM
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they sound like 0.5 to me !

what cars it off firstly so can check what the standard bore size is?
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Old Apr 15, 2006 | 09:11 AM
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they are from a cossie but deffo not standard i have had a block thats meant to be 0.5 oversize and the piston slapped around like a dick in a bucket
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 08:53 PM
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come on peeps need your help
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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Old Apr 17, 2006 | 11:05 AM
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If you have a Burton Cataloge check out the bit about pistons and measurements this sould be a great help to you.

Pistons are measured at bottom of skirt at 90 degrees of gudgeon pin.
Bores can b 0.02 to 0.1 mm bigger depending on what pistons they are.
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 06:05 PM
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