I had a great set of Venolias in my Fiat 1100 Formula Junior motor.
Unfortunately, the crank snapped, bending a rod and one of the piston
skirts. Do you have an address for Venolia? I still have the set and
wonder if they can repair or replace the damaged one. They worked quite
well. I haven't tried Cosworth. I ended up with Mondial pistons in the
current block. The Mondials are heavier, but they take a stock Fiat
wrist pin. The Venolias used something smaller, which required special
wrist pin bushings. I think the Venolias were a good design, and well
made.
> From vintage-race-owner@triumph.cs.utah.edu Tue Nov 7 14:29:53 1995
> From: Chip Bond <tr4racer@esinet.net>
> To: "'autox@autox.team.net'" <autox@autox.team.net>
> Cc: "'vintage-race@autox.team.net'" <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Forged pistons
> Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 16:23:02 -0500
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> Has anyone had any experiences with Venolia pistons. Good, Bad or =
> Indifferent??. I've been using Cosworth in the race car but am having a =
> hard time justifying the cost differential.=20
> Any comments appreciated.
>
> Chip Bond
> TRs++
> tr4racer@esinet.net
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