To add my two cents, I have had my set of badger pistons in my 401 for
over 10 years now with no problems whatsoever, and I have been down the
track a few times. I went with the Badgers only because TRW had
discontinued their 10.5:1 compression pistons for the 401. The Badgers
were a decent alternative at a good price.
-Brian
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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