KB pistons

[dwg86]

Here is the KB tech dept reply to my email, sent 3/7/08......We should be releasing it in a week from engineering and maybe three to four weeks past that. Thanks Tech dept.

[Shark]

still nothing on their site.

[Flash]

dwg86,
How about a link or e-mail, to the guy that you have been taking to a KB, so we can ask, and encourage it along instead of pestering you

By the way have you heard any thing else?.......


Flash

[John]

Looks like I am not the only one getting itchy scratchy waiting to see their offering, getting ready to start prepping a set of 4.0 rods myself.
John

[dwg86]

I called and talked to a tech at kb yesterday. He said still 3 to 4 weeks out. They will be forged. They are making 2 different compression rations 10:1 and 9:1, using the 4.0 rod.

[fishyjeep]

I called and talked to a tech at kb yesterday. He said still 3 to 4 weeks out. They will be forged. They are making 2 different compression rations 10:1 and 9:1, using the 4.0 rod.

Oh well. So much for that.

[Shark]

did you ask him about the price for a set?

[gradon]

They are making 2 different compression ratios: 10:1 and 9:1, using the 4.0 rod.

. . so you know which one I'll be considering. I can wait another month, but I plan to start putting it together the first or second week of May. I'll have the head almost done in 2 weeks(except for the rocker arms because of the possibility that I might use the 4.2 rods and deck the block and have to use shims). It would be nice to have a ballpark figure on the price of these forged pistons even if they won't be ready for a month, so I can lock the choice in. Edit: I just crunched some #s in the calc and it looks like a 18-19cc and 28-29cc dish for those ratios.

[Shark]

i wonder what happened at KB to make them push back the release date.

[Flash]

i wonder what happened at KB to make them push back the release date.

Probably PISTON SLAP Just kidding


Flash.

[John]

i wonder what happened at KB to make them push back the release date.

Probably PISTON SLAP Just kidding


Flash.

Are you happy now, I just blew coffee out my nose.
John

[dwg86]

I asked about a price. He said he didn't know, but it would be cheaper than having a custom set made. I also asked who we would by them thru. He said Jegs, Summit, Hesco, and some other company that makes Jeep stoker kits. I can't remember...maybe RPM Machine?

[Flash]

i wonder what happened at KB to make them push back the release date.

Probably PISTON SLAP Just kidding


Flash.

Are you happy now, I just blew coffee out my nose.
John

Why yes! Now i can add that one to the many accomplishment.


Flash

[gradon]

How many people are considering these? Is it worth asking KB for a group discount if we can deal with them direct and skip the middleman markup?

[John]

Iam quite interested, depending on the final specifications.
John