sources for 426 street wedge pistons

Posted By: SSAAHemiFan

sources for 426 street wedge pistons - 02/10/14 01:54 AM

Anyone know of a source for reasonable street wedge pistons ?

This is a 100% restoration motor so $$$ custom pistons would be overkill

I have a set of .020 Jahns that I was intent on using but I am second guessing that now because of the poor quality fuel available now

Block will clean up at .020 but is std bore now

Thanks

Posted By: WO23Coronet

Re: sources for 426 street wedge pistons - 02/10/14 02:01 AM

Sonic check it and see if it'll go .070 over and use std bore 440 pistons. Also, has anyone ever tried getting HEMI pistons and milling the dome off? Actually if your Jahns pistons have to much compression height and you have the crown thickness you could turn them down as well

Posted By: max_maniac

Re: sources for 426 street wedge pistons - 02/10/14 02:10 AM

Hmmmmm.... I may have a set of standard bore in the garage from a standard 426 wedge engine thats sitting out there. I'll check it sometime this week and let you know what I find.

Russ

Posted By: MLR426

Re: sources for 426 street wedge pistons - 02/10/14 03:07 AM

custom thru Race Tech or JE Pistons

MLR426

Posted By: AndyF

Re: sources for 426 street wedge pistons - 02/10/14 04:13 AM

426W pistons haven't been in stock for over 20 years. Just get 383 pistons with the pin height changed. Diamond usually only charges a small fee to move the pin height.

Posted By: MO_PA

Re: sources for 426 street wedge pistons - 02/10/14 05:16 AM

EGGE shows pistons for a 426

$500 L2229-8 PISTON SET

Bob Mazollini may have them, I got set from him not too long ago.

Posted By: 52savoy

Re: sources for 426 street wedge pistons - 02/10/14 05:55 AM

I put the complete list on moparts maybe back in the summer when someone else was asking.. Not sure if I still have the list but you can always do a search.
I know SpeedPro has them. Campbell Enterprises used to list them on their website at one time

Posted By: JohnRR

Re: sources for 426 street wedge pistons - 02/10/14 06:13 AM

Quote:

426W pistons haven't been in stock for over 20 years. Just get 383 pistons with the pin height changed. Diamond usually only charges a small fee to move the pin height.

This, the stock pistons are probably down in the hole and not really at what would be considered an optimum height to today's standards.

Remember Chrysler overstate actual compression ratios

Posted By: SSAAHemiFan

Re: sources for 426 street wedge pistons - 02/10/14 06:20 PM

Thanks for all the suggestions guys - I will do some more research with different vendors - I looked at the Egge version years ago but I thought they were cast ?

Russ - I appreciate the offer - this block will have to go at least .020 over to clean up - Don't go digging stay warm

Posted By: max_maniac

Re: sources for 426 street wedge pistons - 02/10/14 07:11 PM

Quote:

Thanks for all the suggestions guys - I will do some more research with different vendors - I looked at the Egge version years ago but I thought they were cast ?

Russ - I appreciate the offer - this block will have to go at least .020 over to clean up - Don't go digging stay warm

No problem - however if you want to up the compression a bit I do have almost 2 full sets of these at 60 over....

Russ

Posted By: 52savoy

Re: sources for 426 street wedge pistons - 02/10/14 09:31 PM

Here is a start..
http://www.hughesengines.com/Index/produ...l1=NDI2IFdlZGdl

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dodge-Plymouth-426-Wedge-MASTER-Engine-Kit-Pistons-Cam-/190541078156

still looking....

Posted By: max_maniac

Re: sources for 426 street wedge pistons - 02/11/14 04:11 AM

In the Moparts for sale section

Jahns Cast Aluminum Pistons: New in the Box - Set of 8 426 Cubic Inch Part Number 8-1123 RP 030
Stock 426 Wedge Bore = 4.250,
they are .030 over pistons measuring a 4.280 at the skirt.

These are high quality pistons that include tapered wrist pins. $350 or best offer

Thanks / Scott Cell 262-424-7840

Russ

Posted By: mopar muscle7271

Re: sources for 426 street wedge pistons - 03/27/21 03:03 PM

Do you still have pistons?