[Fot] Mahle piston/liner sets

[Greg Solow]

The Mahle pistons have steel struts cast into the piston skirts to control 
skirt size and expansion when hot. That allows them to be run with tighter 
skirt to cylinder wall clearances. They are great for street use and up to 
about 5500 rpm.  Because of the added weight compared to the AE Hepolite 
pistons (or forged racing pistons) we never considered them really suitable 
for racing or high rpm use.
                                                                             
                                    Greg Solow