wrong spec submitted by MOPAR

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

A professional stock eliminator engine builder would have measured the valve the right way and in Irvin's case with no number on top of the piston would have called California for clarification. You can't assume these motors are going to be right when you get them.

Gregg that was the same thing Curt Lashure told me a few years ago after I set a record at Atco. The piston dish was .375 off.
He explained that some aftermarket manufacturers would submit a piston and then build a different piston with the same numbers for a customer.
After listening to the stump speech for what seemed like an eternity. I explained (or tried to for about the 3rd time) that the pistons in question were not stocker pistons. But stock assembly line pistons, that came in ever 2.5 turbo mopar ever built (a couple of million).
When I explained that a .375 difference would make any diesel proud. He looked at me with a bewildered look.
The outcome was they let california make the call. I was not allowed to race that weekend and was never offered a refund. Even though I was totally legal (as per california).
Another go round was when they tossed me for having my pistons to far down the bore.
He told me it could be an advantage allowing more piston to valve. But then told me I could run any thickness head gasket.
I miss Gregg X's common sense.