Need your help!
I bought a set of MINISPARES EVOLUTION LIGHTWEIGHT PISTONS with an offset bowl - now, after I have handed them to my engine re-builder to mate them with the con-rods, I noticed I should have told him which way round to orientate the offset. <
Trouble is - I don't know and cannot find any info on that matter.
TIA
MS Pistons with offset bowl - orientation of bowl offset?
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MS Pistons with offset bowl - orientation of bowl offset?
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Re: MS Pistons with offset bowl - orientation of bowl offset?
Bowl towards the spark plugs I'd imagine, like the omegas.
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Re: MS Pistons with offset bowl - orientation of bowl offset?
In hindsight that makes a lot of sense, yes
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Re: MS Pistons with offset bowl - orientation of bowl offset?
Okay
First time i see them...
Why are they offset?
First time i see them...
Why are they offset?

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Re: MS Pistons with offset bowl - orientation of bowl offset?
I think they're offset to improve alignment between the combustion chamber and the piston dish. Whether it makes any difference, who knows.
Pretty sure the omegas I bought in the 90's had a central dish.
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Re: MS Pistons with offset bowl - orientation of bowl offset?
The swifttune MS pistons are the same.