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Old 12-13-2017, 03:51 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by JazzleSAURUS View Post
The piston fitment and design can effect perceived piston slap.

Some pistons have different skirt designs that help keep this sound down a bit more, but depending on the design work better or worse. The CP stuff seems to forego a lot of the sneaky tricky design for just what works really well. As such, they don't have a fancy skirt to keep the noise down, but I make great power. When I get lots of heat in the motor, the pistons heat up a bit and quiet right down.

Hope that made sense!
Yes, that made sense, and thanks for your reply. Is this noise enough to hear when every day street driving?
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