High Compresion Pistons
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Rajo T Speedster
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- Joined: Wed May 11, 2022 11:12 pm
- First Name: John
- Last Name: Rowe
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1918 RHD Speedster
- Location: Perth, Western Australia
High Compresion Pistons
Are all the HC pistons sold by the usual outlets of the same quality? There is a great range of prices.
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Adam
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- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 11:57 am
- First Name: Adam
- Last Name: Doleshal
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: ‘13 Touring, ‘24 Touring, ‘25 TT dump truck, ‘26 Tudor, ‘20 Theiman harvester T powerplant, ‘20 T Staude tractor
- Location: Wisconsin
- Board Member Since: 2000
Re: High Compresion Pistons
Call & verify the current price. You are likely seeing a mix of current & out of date prices.
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ModelTWoods
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- Joined: Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:53 am
- First Name: Terry
- Last Name: Woods
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1927 Model T coupe, 1926 4 door sedan
- Location: Cibolo (San Antonio), TX
Re: High Compresion Pistons
I've had a set of Egge's and a set of Snyder's and Snyder's are so much nicer, its like comparing a diamond to a piece of quartz.
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Craig Leach
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- Joined: Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:22 am
- First Name: craig
- Last Name: leach
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1919 Firetruck/1922 Speedster
- Location: Laveen Az
Re: High Compresion Pistons
Hi John,
I run the cheapest ones I can find & have never had a issue. The last set ( wish I could remember which supplier I purchased them from ) seemed
to be a higher dome than the others I have purchased. I didn't take any heads off to confirm but they did look taller than I remember?
I have 3 engines that are .030 over so I buy piston rings for 265 cu.in. Chebies in .030 over for about the same price & then I have a extra set.
If you think about it a T has the same horse power per cylinder as a 5 HP Briggs & Stratton has a smaller bore & stroke & turns twice the RPM.
I you are building a fire breather with a $2,000 crank & rods & a $500 cam. I would go with the more expensive ones. Maybe a set of stock
compression & a aluminum HC head. If you are just looking for a little more compression I'd go with the cheaper ones.
Craig.
I run the cheapest ones I can find & have never had a issue. The last set ( wish I could remember which supplier I purchased them from ) seemed
to be a higher dome than the others I have purchased. I didn't take any heads off to confirm but they did look taller than I remember?
I have 3 engines that are .030 over so I buy piston rings for 265 cu.in. Chebies in .030 over for about the same price & then I have a extra set.
If you think about it a T has the same horse power per cylinder as a 5 HP Briggs & Stratton has a smaller bore & stroke & turns twice the RPM.
I you are building a fire breather with a $2,000 crank & rods & a $500 cam. I would go with the more expensive ones. Maybe a set of stock
compression & a aluminum HC head. If you are just looking for a little more compression I'd go with the cheaper ones.
Craig.