So, I'm talking with a buddy last night; he wants to have me bore his 440 block. So, we get to talking about pistons.

Thw shop I'm at does a lot of older (pre WWII) stuff as well as sixties-to-current stuff; we're not tied in well with any of the piston manufacturers. We can order anything under the sun, but we won't get much better a deal on a most aftermarket parts than any chump coming in off the street.

I'm thinking of steering my friend towards KB forgings from jegs or summit; decent prices on some slugs that'll cut 175 grams of piston weight and allow a 1/16 compression ring pack.

Any other 'bucks down' suggestions along these lines?

TIA!

-Bill