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pistons
can anyone tell me if i have forged pistons? i have an 89 gt 5.0
,auto. im getting ready to install nitrous and it was brought to my attention that certain years did not have forged pistons and forged are better if your running nitrous,so if anyone knows let me know thanks.... -- Posted using the http://www.autoforumz.com interface, at author's request Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards Topic URL: http://www.autoforumz.com/Ford-Musta...ict141945.html Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.autoforumz.com/eform.php?p=686250 |
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stanger wrote:
> can anyone tell me if i have forged pistons? i have an 89 gt 5.0 > ,auto. im getting ready to install nitrous and it was brought to my > attention that certain years did not have forged pistons and forged > are better if your running nitrous,so if anyone knows let me know > thanks.... > It says here that the Hypereutectic pistons replaced the forged TRW aluminum pistons in 1993. http://www.mustanggt.org/gtchange.htm -- Tropic Green Y2K 5 Speed Mustang GT With Bits and Pieces http://tinyurl.com/3w3sv |
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stanger wrote:
> can anyone tell me if i have forged pistons? i have an 89 gt 5.0 > ,auto. im getting ready to install nitrous and it was brought to my > attention that certain years did not have forged pistons and forged > are better if your running nitrous,so if anyone knows let me know > thanks.... > It should in 89. Midway 92 changed to hyper and all 93s. In 92 some had a black oil pan and the others had either blue or grey. I don't remember which was which though. -- You couldn't recognize a "fact" even if it took a crap on your face. - Michael Johnson, PE |
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I have a 1989 GT and the oil pan is/was grey. It is Ford blue now.
Don Manning "WindsorFox[SS]" > wrote in message news:ixk3f.13025$U%5.2451@lakeread05... > stanger wrote: >> can anyone tell me if i have forged pistons? i have an 89 gt 5.0 >> ,auto. im getting ready to install nitrous and it was brought to my >> attention that certain years did not have forged pistons and forged >> are better if your running nitrous,so if anyone knows let me know >> thanks.... >> > > > It should in 89. Midway 92 changed to hyper and all 93s. In 92 some had > a black oil pan and the others had either blue or grey. I don't remember > which was which though. > > -- > You couldn't recognize a "fact" even > if it took a crap on your face. - Michael Johnson, PE |
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stanger wrote:
> can anyone tell me if i have forged pistons? i have an 89 gt 5.0 > ,auto. im getting ready to install nitrous and it was brought to my > attention that certain years did not have forged pistons and forged > are better if your running nitrous,so if anyone knows let me know > thanks.... > The '89s came from the factory with forged pistons. |
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