These have a date of 1980 on the paperwork that comes with them.
And as far as cost, they are quite attractive at $100 for the set. And that includes a never mounted Holley Street Dominator intake to boot.
This is a shoestring budget build, using parts I have gathered over the last couple decades.
I understand they may not be the newest technology but at the price I feel like I can live with the extra weight. I'm not building a full on race motor.
For that price I would use them but no 6bbl rods. LY rods, new rod bolts, resize, and balance it. A rev limiter would be smart. Heavy pistons and high rpm, on either of those rods will stretch them, and raise the compression, so you do get a warning, then they break at the beam. It is wise to know your compression, then check it after a hard missed shift or driveline failure, if it raises 5 lbs change the rods, as you have a time bomb on your hands. Great piston other than that.
