Re: Badger pistons casting quality....

[Peter Marano <carmine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:58:22 -0400
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> Subject: Badger pistons casting quality....
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>   I posted earlier about a set of  +.030 cast badger pistons I bought of wich one of them has a small pit/pinhole on the top near the .030 stamp.  I called an AMC vendor to see if they had any .030 over and they had one, same badger part # and it had the same exact pinhole in the same place as the one in the set of 8 that I have?  My builder looked at the piston and said it won't be a problem as the pin hole couldnt go all the way through.  Has anybody else come across this piston anomaly during their rebuild? Is this common with new cast aftermarket pistons?
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The Badger pistons I used in a 1970 390 lasted a month of 
driving(break-in).  When I took it to the strip three pistons broke 
before I shifted to second gear.

I reved to 6,000 rpm, a 343 has a shorter stroke and a less fragile 
piston, you might never break a badger piston.

Peter Marano

Kenosha WI