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Originally Posted by rod
i have an almost new 355 just sitting. the pistons are 'virgin' aluminum [which means new, not recycled metal] but still cast. std chevy rings and a new crank. do you think the pistons will go 5500 how about 6000?
everything else will be racy parts.
thanks rod in AZ
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Most of it depends on the rest of the combination. In a stock class car Chevy 355's have run in excess of 6500 for years with cast pistons. A good idea?.... No, but it's been done.