If I understood that thread correctly, Paul Carter was at least overseeing the build, & did at least some of the machine work.
SO, I suppose that means Paul Carter is OK with using cast 455 Olds pistons, in 400 Pontiac street builds. And they were shooting for 400 hp. Anybody know if they made it, or if it was ever put on the dyno ?
The 369P pistons have a dish that measures 2.94 x .120 deep. For you guys who know how to figure it, what is the aprox cc volume of that dish ?
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/s...ake/oldsmobile
The SP forged L2323F has an 18ccc dish, which is .142 deep, and has a .010 larger pin height, at 1.735.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/s...ake/oldsmobile
Just looked up the specs on Eagle H-beams, for Pontiac & Olds 455. The width of the pin end is 1.125, for both rods. Since it was mentioned the the cast Pontiac rod's pin end had to be narrowed slightly, I'll ask again: What is the width of the pin end of a cast Pontiac rod ? Anybody know ?
"...The stock rods were used but there was one problem. The rod was too wide for the piston so it had to be ground down to fit. It was no problem..."
I remember reading that cast rods may not fit the Auto Tec pistons.
"...* These piston are designed around aftermarket rods. Narrowing the small end of factory rods may be required..."
So, what is the machine shop price for reducing the width of the pin end of the rod ? OR, can this just be done at home, with some sort of sander or grinder ?