Vlad's rides thread

[vlad01]

some pistonses

has much beefier pins, crown is thicker as well as the skirts. Uses thinner top ring like ecotec, higher comp height and smaller dish.
came in a Nason box with ACL part number sticker on the side and same specs as ACL pistons. Came with rings too.

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[Holden202T]

so what compression increase are you supposed to see with that compared to stock ?

[vlad01]

if all else is equal then 9.6:1, but with decking and slight oversize probably be around 9.8:1

[vlad01]

balancer!

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Construction is so much better than stock. Should live a long time.

[Holden202T]

if all else is equal then 9.6:1, but with decking and slight oversize probably be around 9.8:1

is that in a Vn/VP or VR motor ?

although its just the pistons that are different ? so would be the same in either.

[vlad01]

if all else is equal then 9.6:1, but with decking and slight oversize probably be around 9.8:1

is that in a Vn/VP or VR motor ?

although its just the pistons that are different ? so would be the same in either.

thats VN/VP.

in a VR is 9.9 due to small combustion chambers on the heads.

[Holden202T]

cool, handy to know!

[vlad01]

all the info is here.

http://www.acl.com.au/web/acl00056.nsf/ ... enDocument

[vlad01]

almost all the rotating mass stuff. Just need to sort a pressure plate. Up in the air about that atm as I don't know what brand is reliable anymore lol

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Thank f**k you can buy these bits new now. It was a national search for 2nd hand ones only a year or 2 ago.

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extreme (Luk) set their covers too heavy.
exceedy seem to have a bad run of quality acording to the pile of faulty out of the box ones Biggvl showed me.
Ci clutchs have been too low clamping force for the standard kit that it slips on worn out underpowerd stock engine lol. And also my local mechnic reckons heaps of dramas with faulty ones mainly for the 4x4 range.

Race Clutch (Jim Berry) recommends exceedy but after seening Biggvl's line up I have doubts now lol.

The Ci one I use in my VP has been vibration free and operates from the foot's prospective great but its really soft and doesn't hold a stock engine too great lol.

I think I will give Jim another call.

[Holden202T]

flywheel looks nice!

so whats wrong with the extreme one ? clutch pedal too heavy ?