How To Assemble Pistons & Rings

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Properly assembling your pistons before installation is critical to the life of your engine. If you don't get it right, the results can be catastrophic.

Kevin Frische has been doing this work a long time. In fact, he taught performance engine building at UNOH for several years. In this video, Kevin shows us how he assembles pistons in a performance application like #DarkMatterPikachu.

If you'd like to know more about how to properly gap piston rings, check out this video: youtube.com/watch?v=uAguO3EPzcI

My pistons and rotating assembly: pbm-erson.com/Catalog/PBM/Rotating%20Assemblies…

Thanks to Kevin Frische for his help in this video.

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Engine Details

Displacement: 363cid

The Block: pbm-erson.com/Catalog/PBM/Block%20Kits/KITSBK-29

The Crank: pbm-erson.com/Catalog/PBM/Clearance/PBM85207

The Heads: performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6049-X302
Compression: 8.9:1

The Cam: Comp Cams custom grind: [email protected]" [email protected] .357"lobe lift .571" valve lift (1.6 rocker) .351" lobe lift .562" valve lift (1.6 rocker) 114º separation 4ºadvance

Modified: Edelbrock Performer RPM intake

The Carburetor: holley.com/products/fuel_systems/carburetors/de…

The Distributor: msdperformance.com/products/distributors/ford/p…

The Ignition: msdperformance.com/products/ignitions/street_an…

The turbo Kit: on3performance.com/shop/1987-93-mustang-gtcobra…

Related Videos

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#DarkMatterPikachu on the Dyno: youtube.com/watch?v=UADOHm6-BJc

Engine Balancing Video: youtube.com/watch?v=XjuGkXpha8Q

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