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383 pistons, will they fit in an 430 engine?

February 14 2007 at 8:43 AM
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Same bore, same construction?

thanks, Tjerk

 
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Ted E.
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Wrist pin location should be lower on the piston.

No score for this post		February 14 2007, 9:25 AM 

Rough math puts the wrist pin on the 383 piston at a point about 0.200" lower than will be found on the 430 piston.

Ted E.
Fe's are a thrill a second when they run mid eights but Y-Blocks are just plain fun when they run 9.60's at 135mph in the quarter.

 
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Thanks Ted!

No score for this post		February 14 2007, 11:35 AM 

Found some 383 Mercury pistons on ebay, I was hoping they would fit into 430 Mel engine.............

 
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Pin Height Not Given In Specs... N/M

No score for this post		February 14 2007, 10:14 PM 

N/M

 
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