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Re: Re-Use piston rings? Wed, 27 April 2005 13:34 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Are you sure its not your cam journals that have started to be damaged?
Personally I would check out the cams before pulling the head right off... if the cam journals are totalled you might as well go find a new head and start again.
Obviously if this was the case you could re-use your pistons etc.

Also why did you go for 87mm pistons?
I would have bought 86mm forgies for mine if they were more commonly available... I figure such a small increase is not going to make any real power difference.
I would rather have the ability to go a few oversizes if one day the bore is damaged and needs to be bored out again.
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