2006/8/3 · Forged pistons carry it away into the lower end of the piston very quickly. Hypers "bottle it up" in the top of the piston. Once you have too much heat in the top of the piston bad things happen, including top ring and ringland damage (the #1 cause of hypereutectic piston failure). I have used MANY sets of KB pistons.

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If you use Keith Black pistons make sure to keep the ring gaps on the higher side as I've heard of several issue of Keith Black pistons being damaged due to tight ring gaps. Get a zero deck, a head gasket with a compressed thickness of .040-.045" and a piston with a valve relief volume of 10cc-14cc (make sure you add 3cc's for the ring lands so.

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My car currently has Keith Black Pistons in it, and I've got a couple friends running Keith Black products with no problems at all.

2004/3/17 · Discussion Starter · #1 · Mar 29, 2002. Is anyone running Keith Black KB116 pistons in a 289? I was thinking of getting these for my 289. They are a .020 dome piston. WHen I was on their web site, their footnotes say the dome on these pistons will need to be modified for early 289 heads. I am running World Products Windsor Jr. heads.

The Keith Black pistons unique thermal conductivity, ring location and varied end use requires special attention be paid to top ring end gap. Suggested Piston To Wall Clearance: Ring End Gap Factor: Suggested Piston To Wall Clearance: Bore To 4.100" 4.100" & up: Bore To 4.100" 4.100" & up: Street - Normally Aspirated.0065".0015" - .0020

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Keith Black. Keith Black Hypereutectic Pistons set the benchmark in performance cast alloy piston technology. KB Pistons carry a vast assortment of compression ratios available in dish, flat top and dome styles for most Chevy or Ford V8s. For Claimer racers who are on a budget, KB Claimer Series pistons will meet the tough requirements that

Created from a high-silicon aluminum alloy, KB Performance pistons are lightweight to improve throttle response and RPM changes while still being strong enough 

As a performance engine builder and machine shop we don't build ANY engines with Hyper pistons as we have seen over the years that those pistons are not very DEPENDABLE compared to a good forged piston and the forged piston is quieter and will take more abuse. Remember the key word here is DEPENDABILITY.

Mar 12, · My Scat otating assembly (385 stroker) came with Keith Black FHR series 19.6cc dished forged pistons. I have a book by David Vizard and he says he uses Keith Black Pistons in 1 out of every 3 engine builds he does. He says even their claimer series pistons are of good quality. I'm glad I bought his book..

Get Audi Q5 values, consumer reviews, safety ratings, and find cars for sale near you. Keith Black hypereutectic pistons are made from 390 aluminum 

I am looking at two sets of pistons, the Keith Black hyperuetectic pistons part #KB277KTM-030 and the Icon forged part #IC886KTD-030, both have rings 

This will not ever see real high boost like over 16 pounds but I want it to be safe at around 12-14psi and I just hear mixed reviews on the 

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Ditto. KB's are great pistons IF YOU READ THE DIRECTIONS. they require a much larger ring gap. try to narrow it up and it will break. But, then 

The Hypers from KB are pretty good pistons.AS LONG as they're taken care of. WIDE ring gap on the top ring (.030+), NO boost or Nitrous, and