[Fot] Mahle piston/liner sets

[Kas Kastner]

Good information Greg. I remember weighing  a set of these Mahle pistons 
years ago and could not believe how heavy they were.  Never used them. 
Hepolites were my fittings.

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From: "Greg Solow" <gregmogdoc at surfnetusa.com>
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 10:14 PM
To: "Kramer, Robert" <RKramer at rdoequipment.com>; "Greg "Lunker"Hilyer" 
<Lunkercars at earthlink.net>; "FoT Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Mahle piston/liner sets

> 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
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