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Offline Woody

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Interesting Piston mods? - 250H
« on: January 23, 2014, 10:45:33 pm »
Here's a pic of the piston in the 250H roach bike that I've been toying with. Has some interesting holes drilled into it. Anyone seen one drilled like this before?

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Re: Interesting Piston mods? - 250H
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2014, 11:59:17 pm »
They must be speed holes that can't be a good idea making the piston weaker to remove a couple grams of material.
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Re: Interesting Piston mods? - 250H
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2014, 12:36:07 am »
Looks like a drill press was used and secured by way of hand. Not good.
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Re: Interesting Piston mods? - 250H
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2014, 09:28:47 am »
The word 'butcher' comes to mind.
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Re: Interesting Piston mods? - 250H
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2014, 12:50:21 pm »
So do they line up with the exhaust port?

Didn't think that the H had a bridge in the exhaust port!!!!

I know, they are using the back pressure wave from the pipe to supercharge the crank case. ;) Drill the middle hole out to 15mm to take advantage of the pressure wave! ;D

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Re: Interesting Piston mods? - 250H
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2014, 12:58:56 pm »
Might explain whilst its slow, wrong side for holes.
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Re: Interesting Piston mods? - 250H
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2014, 08:33:30 pm »
Might explain whilst its slow, wrong side for holes.

Yep should be on the Inlet side. The standard IT pistons have the hole or window. Alot of guys drill the Wiseco pistons like that if they use them in IT's.
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Re: Interesting Piston mods? - 250H
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2014, 10:19:38 pm »
If you look at the other side of the piston it appears to be cut away like a YZ is. The pistons definitely the right way around, the bloke who drilled the holes should have been drilling his own skull to let out the pressure! Massive brain fart :o



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