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<p>I can second the quality control for Venolia pistons. Several years ago,
we</p>
<p>did a group buy of several sets of TR-4 pistons from Venolia. I weighed</p>
<p>them when they got in, and matched them to sets based on weight. Even</p>
<p>over the five sets (I think it was five, anyway), they were all very
close.</p>
<p>By hand picking them, though, we were able to get all sets almost spot
on.</p>
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<p>John<br><br>On Mon, 04 Jan 2016 08:52:27 -0500, Bill Tobin
<william.tobin31@verizon.net> wrote:</p>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Scott, I think they are
more than double that but you get what you pay for.</span>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">I weighed all my
Venolias when I got them new and they were all dead equal; right on their
spec.</span>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">I have a more
conservative redline in the TR6, 6000, but it will easily go beyond that.</span>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Happy New Year
everyone.</span>
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<div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Bill</span>
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<div style="font: 10pt arial;"><strong>To:</strong> <a title="spitfire_racing@twcny.rr.com" href="mailto:spitfire_racing@twcny.rr.com" target="">Spitfire Racing</a>
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<div>I've had a set of Venolia Pistons in my race GT6 for probably eight years.
Just measured the skirt dimension against an unused spare- 0.6/1,000 of wear,
max. They'll be going back in the engine again with new rings. My recollection
is they are about $75 each.<br>My routine redline is 7,000 rpm.</div>
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<div><br>On Jan 4, 2016, at 5:07 AM, Spitfire Racing <<a href="mailto:spitfire_racing@twcny.rr.com" target="">spitfire_racing@twcny.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;">I did an engine rebuild for a
GT-6 owner on his occasional track car and against my recommendation he wanted
the cheaper option of County pistons. I had suggested using either J&E;
Aries or Venolia forged pistons but he didn’t want to “spend that much”. I
found their weights to be less uniform but in all honesty to the best of my
awareness the engine is still running. These are made in China and given how
nervous they made me, I don’t think I would do another build using them. The
builder is always held responsible for any failure regardless of cause. When I
build a Spitfire engine using proper forged pistons we dyno test at 7800. I
would be nervous doing that with County pistons.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;">I will say I admit to having
general misgivings about anything made in China but that’s based on
experience. Why risk your reputation and the expense of a total build by using
cheap pistons. It’s a false economy. I dreaded every time the phone rang for a
month after delivering the car, but in this instance they seemingly met the
requirement. It takes years to build a reputation but it can be lost in mere
minutes.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;">County pistons may work for
street car applications but are a risky choice for the rigors of racing.
Spinning a bearing indicates either poor clearances or an oiling deficiency. A
proper rebuild should check and correct only everything! Don’t assume the one
problem you find is the only problem. Shortcuts predictably end up in expensive
disaster.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;">I’ll step off the soap box
now!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Choose wisely!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Russ Moore</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Spitfire #49</span></p>
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font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></strong><span style="font-family:
'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Fot [<a href="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net" target="">mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <strong>On Behalf Of
</strong>Jim Gray<br><strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, January 03, 2016 9:58
PM<br><strong>To:</strong> 'FOT list'<br><strong>Subject:</strong> [Fot] Opinion
needed on GT6 pistons</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m rebuilding and engine for a fellow club member and
need to get an opinion on County pistons.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The last “ rebuild” only lasted minutes on track until
it spun a bearing. The pistons were new</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">for the last build. Since I have no experience with the
County brand I’d like to know from the collective</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">if they are descent racing pistons.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks as always,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jim g</p>
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