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No, not standard anyway. You could probably buy them though. ACL sell a piston for a Holden V8 with Chev 5.7" rods and Chev LJ big ends.
If it's the RPM kit one Ebay you are talking about I told him it wasn't right but he still reports it as correct. The |
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Yep, it is the RPM USA kit that i'm looking at, the same brand used by Sydney Speed Supplies in their stroker kits i found out today. So is the Gen III piston 4"x1.508"? does that mean i can just use a standard Gen III piston? That would be a great option
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I looked at this recently and I reckon that the COME kit is better than buying it in bits. The COME kit comes balanced with rings, bearings eveything. Start adding up all of that and you are no better off. Plus i've heard of horror stories trying to balan |
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yep, i've had a looksee at the COME cranks previously, and i seem to think that your not getting what you pay for, i mean $1000 for a crank is a bit rich, especially when i can buy an eagle one for 650 or so. The RPM crank is 'apparantly':
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boom,the kits from come in melb,are exactly that a matched,balanced kit,stop wasting peoples precious time on trivial crap/ideas,dont be a tight arse and buy a kit,these guys have been doing quality engines/kits for decades,just do it,enough said.dave...
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Hey! Buddy! i'm not spending a dime until i get the full facts of what i'm doing! Most people don't dive straight into a build without gathering info, otherwise they'll run into problems down the track. And as for wasting people's time, hear this: Im talk Edited by user Sunday, 27 May 2007 6:16:20 AM(UTC)
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Oh, another thing, you seem to know alot about LS1's. What is the pin height and bore of the LS1's
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Just remember that the saying "you get what you pay for" comes from hard earned experience. The COME kit is about $2000, including crank, rods, pistons, rings, bearings all balanced. Add up the RPM setup: crank $350, pistons $350, resized rods wit |
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Well, maybe i should go with a 330 stroker, i think it would suit my needs more, and would be cheaper. Have you ever heard of offset grinding costing only $200? if so, then i'd definitely go with that!
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boom,gen3 specs are totally irrelevant for any other any engine but gen3/ls1,bore size(3.898"or99mm),pin height1.339",pin bore std,.945"or24mm,rod length6.098",the only interchangeable parts(with gen1/2 castiron chevs) are conrod bearings,hyd roller lifte Edited by user Sunday, 27 May 2007 6:43:56 PM(UTC)
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has anyone heard of offset grinding costing just 200? i'll ring the machine shops tommorow if no-one knows
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What they normally do is grind the crank big ends to SJ Chev size (but offset), and then narrow SJ Chev rods to make them the same width as Holden rods. Then you use stock 350 pistons, but have to deck the block about 60-80 thou or so, meaning work on the |
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