340 .040 over pistons for Zero Deck...Where to find?
Would it be safe to say I could probably go with the 1.84's with the possibility of just shaving the pistons a tad? Those pistons I see all over the place.
I'll add - it's usually minimal $$ to have them wing off a little from the piston tops with a Bridgeport. It's super-easy and normally less than an hour's labor.
Yes...like the man said. It really depends on what you want to do with the engine. The KB hyper pistons are good units, and readily available along with Speed Pro forgings (both of them would need a quick mill to zero in a 9.6" blueprinted block). The DSS and SRP ones mentioned above are typically available--a quick call to a distributor could clear that up. The advantages of running forgings are simply that you can put them through more abuse...but the Speed Pros mimic the original 68-71 forgings, and therefore are pretty heavy. Other brands are up to a couple hundred grams lighter and use a lighter and low friction ring pack, but typically cost a little more.
Also with the DSS and SRP slugs you'd be milling the decks to zero the pistons...which arguably should be squared and equalized during a good rebuild anyway.
