Subject: Re: [Fot] TR3 Race pistons and liners

From: Jack Wheeler via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:08:59 -0500

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Years ago I had a local speed shop order me a couple of sets of hardened ste=
el lightweight wrist pins for my 87 mm pistons.  Worked great.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 9, 2021, at 12:14 PM, Philip Gott via Fot <[email-masked]> wrot=
e:
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> =EF=BB=BFI looked into those Venolia pistons. They come without wrist pins=
. Sourcing wrist pins alone is an issue, and they need to be matched to the p=
iston. Just a heads up=E2=80=A6
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> The way you propose to use the car, the flat top County Pistons and matche=
d liners available from most suppliers will do fine. You will need to shave t=
he head just to maintain your stock effective compression ratio due to the l=
ate closing of the intake valve with that cam. Take .100 off the head, clean=
 up the combustion chambers and enjoy.
> Phil G
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Nov 9, 2021, at 9:26 AM, Mike Harmuth via Fot <[email-masked]> wr=
ote:
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>> =EF=BB=BF
>> I don't know what size jugs you have on the engine but I came across thes=
e new Venolia TR pistons on E-Bay the other day. The shop selling them has g=
otten some bad press since the original owner moved on but it looks like the=
y're in the process of selling off old inventory and these seem like a good p=
rice. I bought a set of Venolia Spitfire pistons from them yesterday and the=
y're on the way.
>> NFI, just passing this on
>>=20
>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/384398239541?hash=3Ditem597feba735:g:fxIAAOSwUYV=
heVG5
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>> mike h
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>>> On Tue, Nov 9, 2021 at 9:05 AM Erik Jacobsen via Fot <[email-masked]=
> wrote:
>>> Good morning FoT!
>>> Karen and I are working on the TR3 race car, and are looking for your ad=
vice on pistons and liners for it. We are attempting to build a (semi) stree=
table race motor for our 3. It has a Crane 244-310-8 cam, and the head has b=
een ported and is running big valves, so we are figuring the compression sho=
uld be in the 10.5-11.5:1 range. It has H-beam rods and a worked crank, but w=
e will still keep the revs under 6500 in an attempt to keep it all in one pi=
ece.=20
>>> There seems to be very little info on what people are running for race p=
istons floating around on the net. =20
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>>> Thanks!
>>> Jake & Karen Jacobsen=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Years ago I had a local speed shop order me=
 a couple of sets of hardened steel lightweight wrist pins for my 87 mm pist=
ons. &nbsp;Worked great.<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Nov 9, 2021, at 12:14 PM, Ph=
ilip Gott via Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></di=
v><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"co=
ntent-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">I looked into those Venol=
ia pistons. They come without wrist pins. Sourcing wrist pins alone is an is=
sue, and they need to be matched to the piston. Just a heads up=E2=80=A6<div=
><br></div><div>The way you propose to use the car, the flat top County Pist=
ons and matched liners available from most suppliers will do fine. You will n=
eed to shave the head just to maintain your stock effective compression rati=
o due to the late closing of the intake valve with that cam. Take .100 off t=
he head, clean up the combustion chambers and enjoy.</div><div>Phil G<br><br=
><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote t=
ype=3D"cite">On Nov 9, 2021, at 9:26 AM, Mike Harmuth via Fot &lt;fot@autox.=
team.net&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div=
 dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">I don't know what size jugs you have o=
n the engine but I came across these new Venolia TR pistons on E-Bay the oth=
er day. The shop selling them has gotten some bad press since the original&n=
bsp;owner moved on but it looks like they're in the process of selling off o=
ld inventory and these seem like a good price. I bought a set of Venolia Spi=
tfire pistons from them yesterday and they're on the way.<div>NFI, just pass=
ing this on</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.ebay.com/itm/384=
398239541?hash=3Ditem597feba735:g:fxIAAOSwUYVheVG5">https://www.ebay.com/itm=
/384398239541?hash=3Ditem597feba735:g:fxIAAOSwUYVheVG5</a><br></div><div><br=
></div><div>mike h</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr=
" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov 9, 2021 at 9:05 AM Erik Jacobsen via Fot &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<b=
r></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;=
border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"=
font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:=
16px"><div dir=3D"ltr">Good morning FoT!</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Karen and I a=
re working on the TR3 race car, and are looking for your advice on pistons a=
nd liners for it. We are attempting to build a (semi) streetable race motor f=
or our 3. It has a Crane 244-310-8 cam, and the head has been ported and is r=
unning big valves, so we are figuring the compression should be in the 10.5-=
11.5:1 range. It has H-beam rods and a worked crank, but we will still keep t=
he revs under 6500 in an attempt to keep it all in one piece.&nbsp;</div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr">There seems to be very little info on what people are running f=
or race pistons floating around on the net.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr=
"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks!</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Jake &amp; Karen J=
acobsen&nbsp;</div></div></div>_____________________________________________=
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