Question about OEM LT1 pistons
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Question about OEM LT1 pistons
I was tearing down a LT1 that I have for project and I decided to pull the timing cover and then the oil pan. After I dropped the pan I used a bright light to inspect the bottom end. The guy I bought this motor from said it was supposed to be stock. After looking closely at the pistons I noticed a couple of them had Mahle stamped in them.
So, my question is, did Mahle supply the factory pistons, or has someone replaced the pistons in this motor? It would appear to me that they are factory but I would like to confirm this.
So, my question is, did Mahle supply the factory pistons, or has someone replaced the pistons in this motor? It would appear to me that they are factory but I would like to confirm this.
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I've never heard that. And I've disassembled several LT1s including my own when it was original and never saw that name on them. But who knows, maybe they were. How many valve reliefs are in each piston?
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I was tearing down a LT1 that I have for project and I decided to pull the timing cover and then the oil pan. After I dropped the pan I used a bright light to inspect the bottom end. The guy I bought this motor from said it was supposed to be stock. After looking closely at the pistons I noticed a couple of them had Mahle stamped in them.
So, my question is, did Mahle supply the factory pistons, or has someone replaced the pistons in this motor? It would appear to me that they are factory but I would like to confirm this.
So, my question is, did Mahle supply the factory pistons, or has someone replaced the pistons in this motor? It would appear to me that they are factory but I would like to confirm this.
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I will have to go back out to the shop to double check, but I think there were two reliefs in each piston.
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A member here just PMed me re/ a stock set of LT1 pistons I'd sent him a while back. I know that these were indeed factory pistons and he informed me that they do indeed say Mahle inside of them. So there you go! The learning never stops here. 
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It looks like a Rottweiler chewed it up. 
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