Posted By: GY3
Mahle pistons - 09/03/15 07:56 PM
Received my Mahle pistons for the 505" motor today.
WOW! What works of art!
Pics are not great...
WOW! What works of art!
Pics are not great...
Mahle pistons
Posted By: GY3
Re: Mahle pistons - 09/03/15 08:57 PM
Rods and crank showed up.
Gotta take time to mop up the drool!
Gotta take time to mop up the drool!
Posted By: AndyF
Re: Mahle pistons - 09/03/15 09:24 PM
Looks good. Does that piston use a short pin? Looks like the bosses are moved inboard so maybe the pin is a shorty.
Posted By: HotRodDave
Re: Mahle pistons - 09/03/15 09:27 PM
The mahle pistons I have used are very nice and yes they use a real short pin.
My only complaint is on a piston with a big dish, the big dish goes real close to the edge and don't give you much quench area, even with a magnum head and double quench, the surface area of quench is pretty small. Flat top mahle pistons remind me of the pistons in an F1 engine.
My only complaint is on a piston with a big dish, the big dish goes real close to the edge and don't give you much quench area, even with a magnum head and double quench, the surface area of quench is pretty small. Flat top mahle pistons remind me of the pistons in an F1 engine.
Posted By: 340B5
Re: Mahle pistons - 09/04/15 04:03 PM
Nothing like a bunch of new parts to get you fired up about building a new one. Good choices there.