Buick 350 engine build

Discussion in 'Small Block Tech' started by Darron72Skylark, Jul 12, 2019.

  1. Mark Demko

    Mark Demko Well-Known Member

    Im eventually going to purchase one of his pans.
     
  2. Mart

    Mart Gold level member

    Isn't TA producing one soon too?
     
  3. Darron72Skylark

    Darron72Skylark Well-Known Member

    TA Performance has been working on one for a while, as I understand it.
    When I talked to Tim earlier this week though, there is nothing available now or in the near future. I got the sense that it’s more of a long term project that is a little back-burnered right now
     
  4. sean Buick 76

    sean Buick 76 Buick Nut

    Steve doesn’t charge too much to modify the stock pans. Well worth it... his alum pans are art work!! I’ve got the only one he has made so far.
     
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  5. Mark Demko

    Mark Demko Well-Known Member

    They posted awhile back about interest in one, but as Darron said its going to be awhile:(
     
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  6. Darron72Skylark

    Darron72Skylark Well-Known Member

  7. Mark Demko

    Mark Demko Well-Known Member

    Links don't work
     
  8. Darron72Skylark

    Darron72Skylark Well-Known Member

    Damn. I must have my settings wrong again. Let me see if I can fix it.
     
  9. Darron72Skylark

    Darron72Skylark Well-Known Member

  10. 300sbb_overkill

    300sbb_overkill WWG1WGA. MAGA

    Refresh our memories, are you going to run the new TA aluminum 350 heads?

    If so, why did you buy full dish pistons with NO quench pad? You should of got inverted dome for the TA heads, they can say those are inverted dome because the factory heads are open chambers.:rolleyes:
     
  11. Darron72Skylark

    Darron72Skylark Well-Known Member

    Chose these pistons to hit the 10.5 compression ratio target for this build. Without the dish, the pistons would have to be too far in the hole to give any quench.
    Zero decked flat tops would push compression ratio way above target.
     
  12. 300sbb_overkill

    300sbb_overkill WWG1WGA. MAGA

    They could of made them with the same CCs and still have a quench pad so you could of got the very same compression ratio with the in the hole the same distance as the full dish pistons you have now.

    To take advantage of the TA heads closed chamber design, pistons with a quench pad are needed. An engine with closed chambers heads and full dish pistons is same as having open chambers heads with pistons with a quench pad, will be no quench.
     
  13. Jim Nichols

    Jim Nichols Well-Known Member

    3.8 chrysler.jpg For the T/A heads this style of dish would be good for more quench at zero deck:
     
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  14. Darron72Skylark

    Darron72Skylark Well-Known Member

    Are those for a small block Buick?
    I purchased the best pistons I could find for a Buick 350, there are not that many to choose from.
    Maybe I missed some options?
     
  15. Jim Nichols

    Jim Nichols Well-Known Member

    Darron, No. 3.8 Chrysler V6. For the smaller chamber on the T/A heads I think the deeper oval dish with more quench area would work good in a custom piston like you have done.
     
  16. Mark Demko

    Mark Demko Well-Known Member

    Those look like my pistons except mine have slightly less dish. IMG_2372.JPG IMG_2397.JPG IMG_2396.JPG
     
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  17. Darron72Skylark

    Darron72Skylark Well-Known Member

    The issue with pistons for a Chrysler 3.8 V6 is that the compression height is WAY off, by a half inch or so. Don't see how that can work well.
     
  18. 300sbb_overkill

    300sbb_overkill WWG1WGA. MAGA

    AutoTec pistons are good, you just need to order them right.

    Another board member bought a set of A/T pistons and they tried the same crap with him by sending full dish pistons when he wanted inverted dome pistons!:mad:

    He called and they sent him a new set that were the same specs but were NOT full dish pistons and he got to keep the dished pistons too. They probably let him keep the first set because of the custom wrist pin size so they may want your set back if you tell them you ordered inverted dome pistons with the same specs. If your pistons have a common wristpin size and a common compression distance they'll want to try to trick someone else by selling them those.

    They'll try to tell you that with open chambers that a full dish piston IS an inverted dome, this is where you tell them that the new TA aluminum heads have a quench pad so you tell them they are wrong!

    If you're running iron heads then you don't need to worry about it.
     
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  19. Jim Nichols

    Jim Nichols Well-Known Member

    Darron, You misunderstand. That dish style for a custom piston.
     
  20. Mart

    Mart Gold level member

    ●●●almost 30 days●●●Anything to report?
     

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