HELP!! Need pistons questions answered ASAP

[tim at unrealexpectations.ath.cx (stetson)]

K then,

A rather demanding topic I know...but I'm under the gun here.

So....as you know, the 3A is in the shop where it was granted a clean bill
of health for just about everything EXCEPT the cylinder bore.

That needs to be milled .50mm over stock.

This means I need new pistons (the shop will not bore w/o them in hand). I
would like to get some nice hypereutetic <sp?> or forged and the only
place I'm finding for them is Autotech for........

$750 !!!!!!!!!!!

YEA GODS AND LITTLE FISHES!!!!!!!!!

Right now for block cleaning, tolerence checking, magnafluxing, and boring
it's costing me $260 +tax. This means if I can find a cheaper piston set I
could perhaps get it blueprinted and balanced.

I want to do this to this engine ONCE, no more. The engine may not stay w/
this Roc but I want to have a known, proven, hardened engine @ the end of
this fiscal blood letting that I KNOW is good.

I have Dave @ Adirondack checking into pistons for me right now (Potter
can't get 'em) but will appreciate any and all info or recommendations!

Are there any pistons from a ABA or 2.0 16v that could be used in it's
place? Weisco's site has them listed that seem to have the same diameter I
need (83mm) and the right rod length I need (144mm) and the right
compression (10.4-10.5).

Any thoughts Uber-Dubbers?

Burning up my mail accounts quotas,

Tim


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