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Imola 186 piston options
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:42 pm
by Shuggie
Hi Guys
Picked up a 186 imola top end that either needs a replate or steel lined , whats my options if i go down the steel liner route......read somewhere i can use the piston from the GT 186 kit.
cheers
Shuggie
Re: Imola 186 piston options
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:13 pm
by Yanker
Not directly without alteration to crank rod length or cylinder height.
With a liner your options are open to increase the bore to 66mm and use a TS1 200 or Monza 200 piston.
Need to check reed valve to piston clearance on your version Imola - will it take an extra 1mm?
MBD may well also have suitable 'Racetour' forged pistons.
If you are buying a new crank for the project your options are wider.
Using the 'search' for similar questions to do some 'background' does not hurt!
Re: Imola 186 piston options
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:09 am
by corrado
More options if you take it out to 66mm and fit a TV rod, then you've got a choice of several RB20 pistons. As Yanker said though you'd need to check reed clearance.
I presume that you can take it out to 66 and have it re-plated rather than sleeved?
Re: Imola 186 piston options
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:18 pm
by Shuggie
searched on old posts and thats where i saw you could use the GT186 piston , but not any other details about what needed done to the cylinder.
Fancy the idea of having a few rebores with the steel liner and at less than £50 a piston its much cheaper if anything goes wrong!
Not sure who can do the work but i'll phone around a few of the usual suspects!
Thanks for the replies