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Old 21-07-16, 10:18
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Originally Posted by Yeo.NT View Post
The second test drive we did today was with a vehicle following to gauge speed more accurately and discovered the C8 was doing 50mph with ease and still had plenty left in reserve
The engine in my C8 has the original cast iron pistons in situ, these pistons have been known to break if stressed too much, the piston top comes off I purchased a set of aftermarket Aluminium based 216 pistons ( when the postage from USA was cheap) , but surprise , they weigh only 25% less than the cast iron type .
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