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SamT
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:15 pm    Post subject: How to tell A from B pistons. Reply with quote

I'm trying to figure out if these pistons are A or B. I don't have them in my hand and a guy measured them for me and says from the top of the piston to the top of the wrist pin hole is 1 1/8 inch. Is that A or B?

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1 1/8 is 28.6mm
+11mm for the 22mm pin

39.6mm, AKA stock, A height
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

and different bore size have different comp hight's, and also differnt length cylinders too. as in one size dont fit all, and all dont fit any with out some work.
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