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Pistons and Cylinder Honing

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Lake Speed's Forgotten NASCAR Engine is READY TO RIP! 90's Ford C3 with Modern Tech Dyno Test

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What happens here

Install new pistons and piston rings with a modern design to improve efficiency and reduce friction. The cylinder walls are honed to a very specific surface finish to work optimally with the new ring package. The old connecting rods are reused, highlighting the goal of maintaining the original engine's 'bones'.

Goal: Install modern pistons and rings, and prepare cylinders for optimal sealing.

Tools and materials

  • Connecting Rods — Original connecting rods are reused
  • Cylinder Honer — Achieving specific cylinder wall surface finish for new rings
  • New Pistons CP Carrillo — Replacing old pistons with a modern, low-friction design
  • Piston Rings Total Seal — New ring package optimized for modern cylinder honing

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NASCAR technology up to some more modern stuff without changing the bones of the engine. It's still the same block, the same heads, the same crankshaft, the same rods. It has new pistons with modern design, a new cam shaft with modern design and a very specific cylinder wall hone and ring package of modern specs. We're here to blend nostalgia with technology and get a legendary racing driver back in the seat of one of his favorite race cars.

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