hi, im about to order some barrels and pistons for my engine build and have heads that are machined for 1835 but have read alot about them being thin walled and i plan on this engine lasting me a while so want 1776 to be on the safe side for the sake of 59cc...
basically all im asking, is the external diameter for the 1776 b&ps the same as the 1835? so will it fit my heads okay?
Lots of folks are running around on 92mm p&b's without any probs.
There's lots of crap talked about "thin wall" p&b's but decent make sets are fine if the engine is setup and maintained correctly.
Just avoid the cheap shit products even in stock sizes.
It's not worth changing pistons / barrels for the extra cc's but it's worth considering if you're buying a new set anyway.
Just make sure that you buy a decent make and everything on your engine is setup correctly, including your cooling tinware and oil system otherwise you'll shorten the life on even stock p&b's.
Too many folks just bolt on cheap shit parts, or just bolt on new p&b's without sorting out the rest of the motor, or don't maintain the motor properly... then wonder why they have probs.
Are Mahle pistons essential? And the only bit I need to understand about the tinware it the thermostat and linkage because the engine I have came with no tinware and my single port tinware from a 1200 obviously won't work, but I think I'll understand the linkage once I get it and have a proper look
Maybe I should put a wanted add up on here for full tinware set as its expencive new
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