408 stroker pistons

Posted By: moparpollack

408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 01:35 AM

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

Posted By: A/MP

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 01:39 AM

PROBE. Lite. Good quality.

Posted By: Dunnuck Racing

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 01:46 AM

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

Posted By: moparpollack

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 01:54 AM

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.

Posted By: Darryls-Demon

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 03:34 AM

Diamond and J&E makes pistons also.

Posted By: 469runner

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 04:20 AM

I have forged Ross in mine. Don't know if they're still available though.

Posted By: 70AARcuda

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 04:25 AM

http://www.kb-silvolite.com/icon/icon.ph...mp;RodLen=6.123

KB has the Icon series of forged 408 pistons also.

Posted By: mshred

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 04:40 AM

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.

Posted By: TheOtherDodge

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 04:51 AM

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.

Posted By: 70Cuda383

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 05:34 AM

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

Posted By: Dunnuck Racing

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 05:39 AM

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

Posted By: Jwilli500

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 06:02 AM

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

Posted By: 471Magnum

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 01:21 PM

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/

Posted By: 11secaarcuda

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 02:02 PM

SRP in mine.

Posted By: Adobedude

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 02:13 PM

SRP here too

Posted By: Streetwize

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 02:26 PM

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 $$$

Posted By: Bryce Mulvey

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/14/13 08:26 PM

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.

Posted By: ProSport

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/15/13 01:16 AM

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?

Posted By: Wedgeman

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/15/13 03:09 AM

Icon pistons here, no problems with them

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

Dan

Posted By: ProSport

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/15/13 11:31 AM

Quote:

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?

Posted By: Wedgeman

Re: 408 stroker pistons - 02/15/13 10:27 PM

started with RHS heads, now Indy -1, 800 cfm carb
904 trans 5000 stall, 4.30 gear