1970FuryConv
Old Man with a Hat
I purchased a set of Keith Black 237 hypereutectic pistons for the 1969 440 street motor that I'm putting together to go into my 1970 Fury Convertible. This is a street motor that will never go racing and will probably never go over 85 miles an hour. I was at my machinist's shop and we measured the weights of the pistons. The stock piston was 1086 g. The 237 pistons ranged from 1002.7 g to 1003.8 g. For a street motor, is it worth shaving metal off of all the pistons to get them down to 1002.7 g?
Just to be clear, I don't do machine work and I have very little knowledge of how it's done. I've assembled 2 440s in the past, along with small block Chrysler's (all of which ran fine when installed), but I just don't have the knowledge to say "this is how you static balance it properly."
Also, what does it mean to recondition the rods if you don't take any weight off the rods?
Thanks for your help in filling in the gaps in what I know. Ben
Just to be clear, I don't do machine work and I have very little knowledge of how it's done. I've assembled 2 440s in the past, along with small block Chrysler's (all of which ran fine when installed), but I just don't have the knowledge to say "this is how you static balance it properly."
Also, what does it mean to recondition the rods if you don't take any weight off the rods?
Thanks for your help in filling in the gaps in what I know. Ben