TMI Pistons
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TMI Pistons
Any idea why tim meyer pistons are so much more expensive. I was reading that back in i believe it was 2010 you could buy a set for 250 and now they are 425....
I really want high compression pistons for my build but 425 is too much for me. However i might have to bite the bullet. Does anyone know of tim has a monthly payment or is negotiable?
I really want high compression pistons for my build but 425 is too much for me. However i might have to bite the bullet. Does anyone know of tim has a monthly payment or is negotiable?
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I have all the parts except the pistons. Im using original rods and ill also be buying arp rod bolts. Ill my parts are compatible ive been very very careful. Im going to be doing the work myself with a engines professor. I want this done once correctly so i dont have to open it up again.
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you might be able to have a set built elsewhere cheaper(maybe), if i were building a 400 i'd put it as close as possible to 351C specs ( 9.5:1 or 10:1 cr, a 351c timing set, headers, aluminum intake 4bbl) but i'm sure you know all this if your building it, best advice i'd say is don't forget all the little details.
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Yes i had heads machined for bigger valves, new 260h camshaft with the springs and such to match, new lifters, wieland intake, 75o quickfuel carb, scorpion roller rockers, new intake, hopefully new pistons lol, arp head bolts (and connecting rods if i get pistons), obviously new bearings, bew pushrods once i measure, flowtech headers. I dont think im forgetting anything. I cant wait to hear and drive the final product haaha!
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Yes hopefully so. Thats why i am searching and searching for a piston thatll work. I know 351c will work if you bush the rod. But im not sure which type of 351c piston.
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Higher compression 351c piston.
I cant find the info...
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Dish (i doubt it)
Higher compression 351c piston.
I cant find the info...
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i've read that article. they used dodge pistons and over bored it. also used edelbrock aluminum valve covers which have a 60cc chamber insted of the 76cc that the stock ones have. I havent had a terrible time finding parts for my engine except for this. most stuff is interchangable between 351c and 400. i lied i have a 268h cam not that it matters lol. i know of one other person besides TMI that sells these pistons but wants 375. i asked if he would go for 300 (i feel like thats a lowball but who knows maybe hell say yes or say 325 which i think id go for)
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Kyle, there is a book that I've had since late '80s I guess, it's still available in revised form, covers Ford 351C / 351M / 400 / 429 / 460 engines. Tom Monroe wrote it and in it he covers compression ratios, heads, bushing 351C pistons, etc.
https://www.amazon.com/How-Rebuild-F...ine+tom+monroe
I recommend it for any one living long term with one of these.
https://www.amazon.com/How-Rebuild-F...ine+tom+monroe
I recommend it for any one living long term with one of these.
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Any idea why tim meyer pistons are so much more expensive. I was reading that back in i believe it was 2010 you could buy a set for 250 and now they are 425....
I really want high compression pistons for my build but 425 is too much for me. However i might have to bite the bullet. Does anyone know of tim has a monthly payment or is negotiable?
I really want high compression pistons for my build but 425 is too much for me. However i might have to bite the bullet. Does anyone know of tim has a monthly payment or is negotiable?
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I have a very similar book to the one you listed. I just cant think of it. I understand the price of these ranging alittle but almost 200 dollars in 10 years or less is crazy.
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Ya oughtta look at real estate prices in California...