pics from head swap--anyone seen pistons like this?

[jason@scirocco.org (Jason)]

By the way Mike, here's a pic of a stock 2.0 9A piston:

http://www.scirocco16v.org/temp/2-0%20piston.jpg

HTH
Jason



At 01:15 AM 9/18/2002, Michael Abatzis wrote:
>>From: <joshhignight@techography.net>
>
>>I think that's the head gasket Tom...
>
>yeah, metal headgasket.
>
>>Looks like they aren't domed, but dished. Interesting. Could explain the 
>>low compression numbers (dished pistons = low compression). Is the small 
>>or larger portion of the pistons raised?
>
>interesting take. yeah, i assumed that crescent was raised, but i guess 
>the rest of the piston could be depressed. the small portion is raised. 
>allyn-those aren't stock 2l pistons. 9a's don't have that little lip. low 
>compression #'s i think were due to timing being off a few teeth. i'll 
>recheck at some point.
>
>>BTW, are they forged or cast?
>
>i didn't know, didn't do the work-i assume they're cast though. no startup 
>noise.
>
>>
>>
>>Joshua
>-Michael Abatzis
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