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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>lky_3</b> <br /><small>Member # 1116</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,8,4,1,14,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Can KB Hyper-U Pistons handle Nitrous and if so, in what capacity? 75, 150, 200 shot? What do you think? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SmokinLX</b> <br /><small>Member # 1684</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,8,4,3,34,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Probably not a good idea but You might get away with the 75 shot, I would add a couple gallon's of good gas to the mix if You are going to do it. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>turbo50</b> <br /><small>Member # 6700</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,8,4,11,50,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I ran 215hp shot on factory hyp pistons.<br /><br />Blew headgaskets but never hurt a piston.<br /><br />Once the motor was apart tho I could tell it was on borrowed time. I thinkyou cna kill the block first. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>svfreerider87</b> <br /><small>Member # 5748</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,8,4,17,53,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> whatever you squeeze, don't go cheap on the fuel, bottom line, gotta pay to play, play right.I've seen a 306 with forged bottom end and speed pro pistons get ripped literally shreds, what happens when you squeeze 175 shot on pump 91. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>FordManDan</b> <br /><small>Member # 432</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,8,4,20,18,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Here's the deal:<br /><br />As this argument is concerned: A piston is a piston if the air fuel ratio is safe.<br /><br />I've sprayed on cast pistons, without worry. KB will tell you they've hit their hypers with 400+ HP NOS shots without failure.<br /><br />If you run a lot of nitrous, you'll eventually have a lean condition for variety of possible reasons. When / if that lean condition occurs, will your pistons be able to hold up? If your pistons are Forged, the answer to that question is: "Most Likely". If they're not Forged, there's a good chance the answer is: "No".<br /><br />Hypers also require larger ring gaps that other pistons. Many people ignore this and suffer engine failures....then they do the human thing and blame the pistons and not their reading comprehension level. <br /><br />-dan<br /> <br /> <small>[ September 04, 2008, 08:19 PM: Message edited by: FordManDan ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>threethirty1</b> <br /><small>Member # 7814</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,8,4,20,39,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> is this the same for boost applications as well? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>svfreerider87</b> <br /><small>Member # 5748</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,8,4,20,43,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by threethirty1:<br /><strong> is this the same for boost applications as well? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">that's a whole nother ball game. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>FordManDan</b> <br /><small>Member # 432</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,8,4,22,28,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by threethirty1:<br /><strong> is this the same for boost applications as well? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Yes, pretty much. A lean condition with higher than "standard" cylinder pressure (nitrous or boost)can cause piston failure.<br /><br />While both Nitrous and Boosted applications have to deal with changes in the atmosphere / environment in which they are running, nitrous applications are even more inconsistent because of changes in bottle pressure, etc.<br /><br />-dan<br /> <br /> <small>[ September 04, 2008, 10:29 PM: Message edited by: FordManDan ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>threethirty1</b> <br /><small>Member # 7814</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,8,4,23,18,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Right on, thx Dan. <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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