Marine piston

Ratsun

Ratsun

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How does the marine style piston lower compression, by reducing the protrussion or pin hight or?
 
Ok, so its just a bowl change and the protrusion will be the same?
Just looking for a option on a block that needs to be decked.
 
Distributor said:
Different thickness headgasket will take care of what you machine off.
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Unfortunately if I want to try this MLS gasket from Cometic I am stuck with the .060" its at. We will see what the block needs to clean up tomorrow and I might have to cut the pistons?
 
Forgive me, I know not yet...

But if guys are stepping up to a .020" gasket when modding, wouldn't an .060" gasket be 3 times the thickness? Thus well covering the .010 or .020 taken off the deck?

Brad
 
Ridemywideglide said:
Forgive me, I know not yet...

But if guys are stepping up to a .020" gasket when modding, wouldn't an .060" gasket be 3 times the thickness? Thus well covering the .010 or .020 taken off the deck?

Brad
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My stock gasket was .064" crushed in the spots I measured so a .020" over woud be .084"
I understand Cometic will offer their MLS gasket in over sizes however the one they sent me to try was a standard .060" thick so in order to use it with a block that was decked .010" I opted to order in some new .010" under Mahle pistons. I sure hope this gasket works.:eek:wned:
 
I see.. I assumed your .060 was as over-stock..

I think mine measured .041 crushed when I tore it apart.. Don't know why the difference but no matter.

Thanks
Brad
 
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