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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 07:06 PM
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Help I blew a piston!?!

Guys i blew my rear piston in my 13b. what should i do now?
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 07:12 PM
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nothing.. the same thing happened to me yesterday... lol
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 07:20 PM
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I thought 13Bs have no pistons?
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 07:22 PM
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hehe, duhhhhhhhhh..........
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 07:30 PM
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whats a "piston"?
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 07:46 PM
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whats a "piston"?
I guess to most of you rotary guys, a piston as a power adder lol
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 07:47 PM
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its those things that go up and down in and out of the mustang guys ***'s
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 07:59 PM
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so you're leaking brake fluid out of your rear caliper after the piston blew?
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 08:59 PM
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lol

noo the one on my 13b is broke but i guess its ok.

I guess now im gonna go for a rebuild and get it bored out .5 over.
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 09:01 PM
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ooh wait now that were talking about pistons..

I removed my engine and tranny and my freind pushed in the clutch and i think the piston came out of the slave clutch cylnder. what should i do about that?

damn freinds sitting in there making vrroooooomm noises and turning the wheel and pushing the pedals and stuff.
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 09:02 PM
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Put it back and push it in.
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 09:06 PM
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i dunno my FC dont have pistons......it has rotors.....
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 09:08 PM
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RS4Racer -- that must be one heck of a cylinder wall if you can bore it a half inch!! :-)
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 09:11 PM
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blong blong blong blong
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 09:39 PM
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its those things that go up and down in and out of the mustang guys ***'s
No those are pushrods
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 09:42 PM
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Originally posted by hayas-fc
i dunno my FC dont have pistons......it has rotors.....
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What No Pistons????
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 09:51 PM
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Originally posted by Rs4Racer
I guess now im gonna go for a rebuild and get it bored out .5 over.
maybe you mean .050
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 10:20 PM
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no i heard boring over .5 is the latest thing in topfuel they turn the tubro converter in to the slave bearing counterweight and it saves on nos mileage
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 10:21 PM
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no i heard boring over .5 is the latest thing in topfuel they turn the tubro converter in to the slave bearing counterweight and it saves on nos mileage
They dont let top fuel runners use turbos first of all, and its nitrous, not 'nos'
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 10:37 PM
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this guy is obviously talking about his piston in his RS4.
I have a super nitro myself, never blow a piston tho.
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Old Sep 27, 2002 | 12:29 AM
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thanks for the info on my slave cylindar.

you guys didnt know about boring out .5 over?
jesh i thought i was a noob too...

lol yah but my rs4 is electric. i didnt think anyone would figure that out.
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Old Sep 27, 2002 | 01:48 AM
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I have 10 pistons in my car
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Old Sep 27, 2002 | 04:04 AM
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What is the point of this thread?
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Old Sep 27, 2002 | 04:06 AM
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oh yah well when i bore it out .5 over im gonna drop 4 more in making it 12!
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Old Sep 27, 2002 | 10:53 AM
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While you're at it, let's stroke it and add longer pushrods!!!!
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