No, I Meant small bore and was comparing to the 4.0L. Too me there are only the two bore sizes! If I was into the 196 I'd have to reconsider! :] -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II " I realize that death is inevitable. I just don't want to be around when it happens! " -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Glen Hoag <hoag@xxxxxx> > Mark, > Small bore six? You mean short stroke. All 199/232/258 sixes have a > bore of 3.75". Unless you're comparing it to the 4.0L bore of 3.875" > > --Glen > > At 10:13 AM 10/3/2008, you wrote: > >I have a set of used standard bore 199 flat tops if anyone is into > >the small bore six and wants them. > >$10 for packing them and whatever actual shipping costs. They are > >still on the rods, but I don't have caps for the rods anymore. They > >wandered off somewhere. > > > >-- > >Mark Price > >Morgantown, WV > >1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 > >2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II > >" I realize that death is inevitable. > >I just don't want to be around when it happens! " > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > >From: Greg Taylor <amundaza@xxxxxxxxx> > > > I just remembered that Matt Kievit here in Michigan adapted Ford > > 2300cc Pinto > > > pistons into his 258, with a 258 head for a serious compression > > ratio. He was > > > running around 0.035" squish between piston and head. It was a > > really sweet > > > motor. He had the ford pistons machined out to accept AMC wrist pins. > > > > > > The 199 flat tops or 290 flat top pistons would be good. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Greg Taylor :) <>< > > > Rochester Hills, MI > > > 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer "TRMN8R2" > > > > > > And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, > > and this life is > > > in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have > > the Son of God > > > does not have the life. - 1 John 5:11-12 > > > > > > > > > --- On Thu, 10/2/08, Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx > > <Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > From: Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx <Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Subject: Re: [Amc-list] LPG 258 > > > To: hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." > > > <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008, 8:52 PM > > > > > > A lot less milling if you slip a set of flat top 199 pistons in > > there first! > > > I think we spec'd out about 10.5-1 with the 199 flattops and a 4.0L head in > > > basically stock heights. > > > > > > I believe you can use a chevy 250 six piston in a 4.0L block to > > get around the > > > 11 or 12-1 range too. > > > Again, not positive of the exact needs to accomplish this. But heard it is > > > doable. > > > > > > -- > > > Mark Price > > > Morgantown, WV > > > 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 > > > 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II > > > " I realize that death is inevitable. > > > I just don't want to be around when it happens! " > > > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > > From: Brien Tourville <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > LPG runs best with high compression - so - > > > > a 4.0 7120 head to a stock '81 258 > > > > would require roughly how much shaving > > > > to accomplish 11 to 1 compression ? > > > > > > > > > > > > T > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > > > URL: > > > > > > > > > > http://splatter.wps.com/pipermail/amc-list/attachments/20081002/599d6eb9/attachm > > > > ent.htm > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Amc-list mailing list > > > > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Amc-list mailing list > > > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > > URL: > > > > > > http://splatter.wps.com/pipermail/amc-list/attachments/20081003/e26357a1/attachm > > > ent.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Amc-list mailing list > > > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Amc-list mailing list > >Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list