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Old 03-12-2025, 10:37 AM
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I would like to introduce myself and my car. I'm from Germany and drive a 1967 Firebird in Coronado Gold with black interior. The car was originally a 400 and now has a 455 in it, stroked to 467. I originally had the bodywork on the agenda for this year, but a piston broke. Unfortunately, I didn't know in advance that the Keith Black pistons are prone to this... Since there are far fewer of these vehicles here in Germany and therefore little exchange with experienced people is possible, I registered here. I'm going to start repairing the engine next week and am looking forward to some good tips. I will certainly open one or two more threads about this. Last but not least, a picture of the car.

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Welcome and glad you have a unique car in a unique place.
I couldn't get the picture link to navigate.

You can post pictures direct to the forum using the attachment manager below the area where you type in your words.

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Hi guys,

I would like to introduce myself and my car. I'm from Germany and drive a 1967 Firebird in Coronado Gold with black interior. The car was originally a 400 and now has a 455 in it, stroked to 467. I originally had the bodywork on the agenda for this year, but a piston broke. Unfortunately, I didn't know in advance that the Keith Black pistons are prone to this... Since there are far fewer of these vehicles here in Germany and therefore little exchange with experienced people is possible, I registered here. I'm going to start repairing the engine next week and am looking forward to some good tips. I will certainly open one or two more threads about this. Last but not least, a picture of the car.

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Welcome! Were those pistons the hypereutectic type? If so, they are known to be sensitive to the ring gaps.

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