Badger pistons

["dan whitehead" <freebird_58@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,

If you question the reliability of the Badger pistons so much then don't use 
them.  I know it would be a greater expense, but not as much as rebuilding 
the engine again (if not scrap) because one or more of the pistons let go, 
contact Nick Alfono about the pistons he is supporting.  Or any of the AMC 
vendors that supplies parts.

The 390 that I got in the deal with my AMX was rebuilt using Badger pistons 
but hasn't been run yet.  After reading all of the posts I'm more that a 
little leary about running the engine hard for very long.  I haven't decided 
if I want to replace the pistons before or just drive it with good common 
sense.  The thing is, you are the one that has to make the decision about 
your engine.  There has been enough written on them here to support not 
using them, so now it's up to you to make the final call.

Dan Whitehead

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