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Old 03-05-2012, 08:56 PM
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I seem to recall some of the Ford Racing Crate Motors that had issues near where the valve relief area met the outer diameter of the piston. The area near the ring land was poorly supported and chunks of the outer diameter of the piston would fracture causing serious consequences.
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