Re: Badger pistons casting quality....

[biljoh@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

   Thanks for the info. The Badger pistons are no longer discontinued contrary to some info out there, they have recently been re-released.  I am not too worried about the quality, especially since one of my stock pistons broke apart when the pin was pressed out! 
 
 Was there any other reason your pistons failed so quickly? There could have been reasons other than the quality of the pistons; running hot, detonation, lean mixtures in those cylinders, improper machining etc. etc. or was it entirely the fault of bad pistons?

On September 18, 2004 carmine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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> > Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:58:22 -0400
> > From: biljoh@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 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


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