Re: [AMC-List] 287/327 Piston Heights

[Mark Price <markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Found this on WPS.com and a parts place.
piston pin .9310
bore 4"
Height 4 bbl .938
Stock 2bbl .890 doing this conversion by math
replacement 2 bbl .874
The .874 compression heigth piston seems to be the only game in town and runs $340-400 plus per set.
Now can an alternative be found?
--
Mark Price
markprice242ATadelphia.net
Morgantown, WV


---- Michael Bailey <route66rambler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> 
>  Someone on the List here wrote:
> 
> Lots of room in the trunk on one of these for a big LPG tank!  4 barrel 327
> 
> runs about 9.7:1 in compression the Jeep engine you have is two barrel
> 
> and drops down around 9:1, maybe 8,7:1.  I think the two barrel just uses
> 
> a shorter piston height.  I've never found the piston heights to know
> 
> for sure.
> 
> ---------> According to the "American Motors Performance Engine Book" 
> 
> edited by Dick Datson of Total Performance Independents,  
> 
> "It should be assumed that pistons for 327 V8's (8.7 and 9.7 to 1)can be 
> 
> interchanged in complete sets as the only apparent difference is 3/64" 
> 
> less height on 8.7 to 1 pistons".  The chart shown lists the height of 4 
> 
> barrel pistons at 1-15/16, and the height of 2 barrel pistons at 1-57/64.  It 
> 
> should be noted that this is actually 2/64 or 1/32 difference in height, 
> 
> not 3/64 as stated above.
> 
>    I only just got the book and was looking through it when I saw your
> 
> note.  I have no idea at this point in time whether or not this book is 
> 
> worth the paper it's printed on.  Take it with a grain of salt.
> 
> mike
> 
> 
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