Recent content by Browntudor

Hello, No, I'm not offended, I'm fine. I was slightly surprised by an earlier response but it's obvious it's not the majority. :)

I should add that I've taken original pistons out of ancient A engines and while the cranks can be several grinds undersized and the white metal(Babbitt) is falling apart, the pistons are standard without sleeves in the bores so they can't be bad. The modern ones in engines used by some of us...

Thats very impressive that it's still going after all these years, I think it's a different thing though. There wouldn't be much variation in temperature and if the piston and bore are the same material then expansion rates would be the same so clearances would remain constant. An engine has to...

There are guys over here who race using an A engine, not necessarily in an A chassis and often with better cranks and breathing but they will see 5000 regularly and theyre on std pistons. One of my friends has revved his so high that he's broken three cranks because his flywheel is mostly made...

I'm not on here to start a fight, a reasoned discussion would be good, but I still haven't read a good reason for using Chevy pistons over the readily available part made for the model A. Ring width is irrelevant unless you want the thing to spin up faster but it's a 90year old side valve design...

I have no problems with pistons. So what if they're not the same as the originals? That probably means they're much better. If they were no good then why do they sell in such quantities without my hearing about mass failures! Materials and manufacturing are now better. The originals had split...

-That engine builders vary wildly in skill and ability !?!? With an "N" of 1 and mismatched independent variables with unequal controls any conclusion is invalid. Did you learn anything? I did: Testimonials do not equal valid tests. As long as every thing is square, the holes are round...

That does include towing a trailer hundreds of miles through France, and two years of use as my everyday car when the roads aren't salted. The engine doesn't rattle, slap or use any oil at all. I've found the correct pistons are very well suited.

I've thrashed the pants off mine on badger pistons and it's very smooth and sweet. One of my customers bought an engine with Chevy pistons and it has problems. What's to learn?

What is the point of messing around with the wrong pistons when the pistons already manufactured for A's are perfectly good?