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408 stroker pistons #1387090
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Looking at 360 magnum to 408 stroker. So far I have only found Keith Black KB356 pistons. Are there any other brands out there?


56 Plaza 63 D100 step side 67 Coronet, 68 Roadrunner, 69 Super Bees, 69 Coronet 500 convertible, 70 Roadrunner Post, 79 D150 360, and a severe case of Mopar a,d,d
Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: moparpollack] #1387091
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PROBE. Lite. Good quality.

Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: moparpollack] #1387092
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BPE sells a reasonably priced forged piston . I would get in touch with him before you pull the trigger. One of the few guys that will tell you weather or not his products are a good option for you or not,and not just sell you something you don't really need. Check with him for a rotating assembly if you haven't bought anything yet.
Keith

Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: Dunnuck Racing] #1387093
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My buddy picked up a project with new heads, crank, rods, but no pistons. We only found the KB pistons and thought there must be someone else making pistons.


56 Plaza 63 D100 step side 67 Coronet, 68 Roadrunner, 69 Super Bees, 69 Coronet 500 convertible, 70 Roadrunner Post, 79 D150 360, and a severe case of Mopar a,d,d
Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: moparpollack] #1387094
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Diamond and J&E makes pistons also.

Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: Darryls-Demon] #1387095
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I have forged Ross in mine. Don't know if they're still available though.

Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: 469runner] #1387096
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http://www.kb-silvolite.com/icon/icon.ph...mp;RodLen=6.123

KB has the Icon series of forged 408 pistons also.


Tony

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71 Dart Swinger 360 10.318 @ 128.22(10-04-14 Bakersfield)
71 Demon 360 10.666 @122.41 (01-29-17 @ Las Vegas)
71 Duster 408 (10.29 @ 127.86 3/16/19 Las Vegas)
Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: Dunnuck Racing] #1387097
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Quote:

BPE sells a reasonably priced forged piston . I would get in touch with him before you pull the trigger. One of the few guys that will tell you weather or not his products are a good option for you or not,and not just sell you something you don't really need. Check with him for a rotating assembly if you haven't bought anything yet.
Keith




x2....Just ordered a set for my 408 through Rod at BPE and can't say how pleased I am with the service. Rod is a straight shooter, and won't try to sell you what you don't need...The price for customs exactly how you want with Total Seal rings is better than prices for alot of shelf pistons.

Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: mshred] #1387098
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Use a Chevy sized rod, piston, pin (lighter, cheaper). Do some math and use a 6.125 rod and find the appropriate compression height piston for a 350 motor. You don't have to be exact because you will have to grind you crank to fit the smaller rod size (big end) but you can offset grind it at that time to get the deck height you want.

All this should be pretty easy for any decent machine shop.

Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: TheOtherDodge] #1387099
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I've used Probe and KB when I put a couple together for guys.

KB is great for NA, just gotta pay attention to your ring gaps, Probe are great for spray or boost


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Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: TheOtherDodge] #1387100
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Sounds like he has the rods to fit the crankshaft he has,so that would be more money than just getting the correct pistons and a lot of unnecessary work.
Keith

Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: moparpollack] #1387101
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ICON makes 3 different(20.5, 27, & 34 cc) dished pistons specifically for the magnum (1.445 C.H.). They also make a domed, a dished(20.5 cc) and a flat top in the regular LA 1.465 C.H. Just kinda depends on what heads you have and what compression you want. CNC has em pretty reasonable.
I'm watching for an LA "roller" or magnum block myself...
Jack

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Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: Jwilli500] #1387102
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No shortage of pistons for this application, so if all you found is KB's (or Icon's) you're not looking very hard.

I went with SRP's for mine. They spec'd out as light as anything else and are reasonably priced. Got mine from http://www.cnc-motorsports.com/


-Jim

I can fix it... my old man is a television repairman.
He's got the ultimate set of tools... I can fix it.

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Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: 471Magnum] #1387103
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SRP in mine.


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70 AAR Cuda 408 6 barrel
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Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: 11secaarcuda] #1387104
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SRP here too


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Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: Adobedude] #1387105
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I have the Mahle Forged in mine, these are first set I've ever had by them and I am impressed with the quality of them. I'm not saying they're better than JE, Wiseco or Ross/Probe but they're certainly not any worse and the slick metric rings were included with the price. Mainly went with them since I live in NC and they have a factory near Asheville. They are the OEM for many manufactuerers, including BMW and Mercedes.

My machininst does a TON of circle track and drag motors and he swears by them, hard to beat for the $$$


WIZE

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Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: Streetwize] #1387106
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I have been using CP pistons for my 408 stuff. The just fished up a piston for the Bullet line. Its a shelf piston that is 2618, and has a 1.5mm,1.5mm,3mm ring package,(steel top ring and napier sec.) These are an amazing piston for the money. They offer a flat top and a dish.



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Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: moparpollack] #1387107
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What kind of power can be made by a 408 Magnum with a 600 lift solid flat tappet and a good set of ported heads?

And who has a good porting program for these heads?


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Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: ProSport] #1387108
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Icon pistons here, no problems with them

been racing for 3 years so far and going strong in my 550+ hp barracuda IC745

Dan

Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: Wedgeman] #1387109
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Icon pistons here, no problems with them

been racing for 3 years so far and going strong in my 550+ hp barracuda IC745

Dan




What combo are you running if you dont mind?

Re: 408 stroker pistons [Re: ProSport] #1387110
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