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kaw rider
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K5 piston measurement
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March 26, 2009, 04:50:12 PM »
Does anybody know of the size of a wiseco 86mm k5 piston at the buttom of the skirt, on a brand new piston. standard or metric measurement. Thanks
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jfabmotorsports.com
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Re: K5 piston measurement
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March 27, 2009, 03:05:41 AM »
I just measured a new one. 3.3828 @ the bottom..front to back.
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stewart
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March 27, 2009, 03:21:15 AM »
86 mm is 3.3858 stock bore so that would mean 3.3828 has .003 thou clearance wiseco says .004
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martinfan30
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Re: K5 piston measurement
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March 27, 2009, 07:04:29 AM »
Whats the minimum clearance you could safely get away with with Wiseco?
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stewart
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Re: K5 piston measurement
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March 27, 2009, 07:41:48 AM »
wiseco builds the right clearance in for 86 stock bore..since there skirts are tapered it would matter where it was checked at
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kaw rider
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March 27, 2009, 08:03:30 AM »
Thanks Guys
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