Re: [Amc-list] performance six

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Figure about $6-700 for custom pistons.
Hmm, put all those one off items on a 4.0L block.
Big bore, short stroke. 

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II
" Chronic Pain Hurts"

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> > " Sadly, the pistons I have don't match the bores. 
> 
> I was of course assuming that the pile was all rambler but certainly, it 
> was just an old shelf, and these could be brand C or brand F or 
> anything. In any case they are in decent shape, very slight scuffing 
> where you'd expect and a very light coating of carbon. They're probably 
> worth something to someone.
> 
> With the odd bore it will need custom pistons, and the block has all 
> those oiling mods. I'm thinking that the best route would be to put the 
> fancy-pants head on a stock bottom end, since I'm not going for max 
> horsepower, and if Barney was getting 550hp@6200 for 500 miles, a 
> well-done stock bottom end with the 199 crank ought to be good for half 
> that or more. The head is the cool part and where all the work went!
> 
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