Are these Pistons ok

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Macker2
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Are these Pistons ok

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Has anyone used these Pistons in a daily drive 850 ?
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Re: Are these Pistons ok

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They look like some mentioned in the David Vizard book...

Brand: Hepolite(15037/K)
Type: Cast 'W' Type
Bore size: 848
Rings: 3 Compression, 2 oil control, 0.070" 0.070" 0.070" 0.125" 0.125" thickness
Compression Height: 1.498"
Crown Style: Shallow Dish 1.5cc
Total Weight: 304g
Pin Weight: 53g
Std CR: 8.3
Comments: Not suitable for high perf. use. Use for std rebuild only

Hope this helps...

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Thanks,
Maybe I am just lucky but the guy that did the rebore for me seems to have these readily available oversize for the 850 engine. :D
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