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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 05:23 AM
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hello all,
just wondering if anyone could tell me what differences are there beside's compressionin the supercharged and non supercharged v8's, are they forged, Hypereutectic or cast ? and did they differ in the years ?,

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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 04:46 AM
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so none of you "guru's" have any info on these engines ?
 
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 10:20 AM
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Different pistons. They do not interchange. We built some aftermarket pistons with longer skirts. The originals had a problem with piston slap as they aged. The catch with ours is you will need to sleeve the cylinders.
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 06:47 AM
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thanx ken, i didnt really want togive it a full build yet,I just want tosee how an n/a engine can cope with some boost.

 
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