CHECKING CYLINDER HEADS: Check cylinder heads with clay or some other method before balancing and final assembly to assure proper piston to head clearance. .040” minimum …

Step-dish maintains the full quench while lowering the rest of piston rim below deck. This design allows for a big volume dish on long strokes while still maintaining the quench.

the top of the ring. Typically, if there is a bevel on the ID of the top ring, the bevel should be facing up toward the top of the ring. Typically, if there is a bevel on the ID of the 2nd ring, the bevel …

Abstract: Piston is the major part of an internal combustion engine which converts the chemical energy of the fuel into the mechanical energy obtained at the crankshaft through the …

When it comes time to install pistons and connecting rods, orientation of the two components relative to each other and relative to the block can sometimes lead new builders to wonder …

Manley pistons are designed to retain the wrist pin with either single spiral locks (2 per piston), dual spiral locks (4 per piston), or round wire locks (2 per piston); depending on the …

The last 3 columns show approximate compression ratios if the piston were down in the hole as much as the heading of each column indicates. Going to a .054" thick head gaskets will …