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D-kuzmen

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Piston help
« on: January 31, 2014, 01:16:58 PM »
Hello all, new here but not new to the fe motors.  I do have a piston question. I have a set of 390 dome pistons with a 1760p stamped in the top I have been unable to find any specs on them not even sure what brand they are.  Didn't know if anyone has come across these before I have had them for years and finally might be using them but trying to determine what my compression ratio will be.  Thanks for any help.
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Re: Piston help
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2014, 03:26:39 PM »
I just googled it and came across a guy in this blog named James. You might try asking him, but it's a few years old.


http://www.network54.com/Forum/75943/thread/1248150950/WTB+.+390+Pistons.Not+in+any+rush+but..

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Re: Piston help
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2014, 08:08:22 PM »
I think that is an old Speed-Pro part number from the 70's/80's
They repackaged TRW pistons back then...
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Re: Piston help
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2014, 07:04:44 PM »
The 12.5 to 1 trw part number for 390 pistons is L2292.theyr great pistons and like methanol and steel head gaskets.regular felpro goskets will blow between the back cylinders and the water jacket. bot im known to twist my moters extreamly hard as the side of a service block that hangs over my for the last 30 years will attest to.
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jungle0758

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Re: Piston help
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2014, 09:34:13 PM »
Not a smart ass but going to use L2292 pistons with 428 rods and arp bolts tiill my driver drives over them.
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Re: Piston help
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2014, 04:56:14 PM »
im goin to use as set of L2292 pistons with 428 rods in a service block on methanol to dial in the u-13 chassie im building.dont care if it lives or not !. have plenty of different combos to throw at it!
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Re: Piston help
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2014, 05:13:57 PM »
P.S.all I want is to come close to the times that Doug Nash was Abel to do...JUST WANTING TO HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!
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jayb

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Re: Piston help
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2014, 10:22:24 AM »
What times did Doug Nash run with his car?
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« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2014, 08:43:55 PM »
Doug was able to do 9.20@150,with a injected 289.I would hope to be able to do that with a more or less o.e.m. 427 side oiler with your adapter a 2x4 tunnel ram.
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