How do I choose a piston for my le2 build?! ---
02-16-2007, 04:18 PM
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How do I choose a piston for my le2 build?! ---
I have purchased these pistons *SRP Flat top Forged Pistons -5cc , .030 over (11.8 compression? Pump gas? ) 419 grams* being a noobie and just going with 11.8 compression because that is what JEGS said in their ad, lol.
I have now learned that if the heads were milled/decked the compression goes up. How do I know if my pistons will work on pump gas? If I bought the wrong ones, what ones are other le2 guys running? It will be a 383 with a 125 shot of nitrous, Thanks ---
I have now learned that if the heads were milled/decked the compression goes up. How do I know if my pistons will work on pump gas? If I bought the wrong ones, what ones are other le2 guys running? It will be a 383 with a 125 shot of nitrous, Thanks ---
02-16-2007, 04:40 PM
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Stock block , I only plan on having it .030 overbored and getting 4 bolt main caps installed. I guess I could ask Lloyd for some cc specs on the heads, his site says "205 CC Intake Port" (is that the number I need to get the DCR?). Thanks for your help 
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02-16-2007, 05:13 PM
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Nope the cam numbers get your DCR. Are you running a LE cam, if so the cams are designed to work with those pistons, the chambers they are sent out with AND a zero decked block with a FelPro head gasket.
HAVE THE BLOCK ZERO DECKED!!!!!!!
Trust me i designed the cam!
If you have any questions with this PM me and i'll walk you thru it.
Bret
HAVE THE BLOCK ZERO DECKED!!!!!!!
Trust me i designed the cam!
If you have any questions with this PM me and i'll walk you thru it.
Bret
02-16-2007, 05:16 PM
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I am running an le2.3 cam ( thats what the box said ) ... so maybe its an le2 cam version 3? It was built for a 383 setup. A buddy of mine said his le2 heads cc'd at 55. My main goal is to be able to run this on 91-93 pump gas without problems ---
ps I have the impala head gaskets I was going to use too---
---ps I have the impala head gaskets I was going to use too---
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02-17-2007, 08:59 AM
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But if your block is zero decked the impy head gaskets might not be the right ones for your application. Better check it out.
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