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  • Re: New brakes and pedal question

    Todd Last · Tue, 9 Sep 2014 22:03:57 +0000 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Piston travel would be about the same, but if the new brakes have larger caliper pistons, hence require more brake fluid to push out...

  • Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?

    neil n · Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:57:56 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...thread, sorry. �Scott mentioned the 2 pistons in > the MC. �I was thinking about an excessive piston travel condition in > the rear brakes. �This...

  • Brake Problem

    Beckham, Chip · Wed, 28 Aug 2002 08:54:56 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Verified the right outboard piston is free to move, though full travel is not verified. 4. Bolts holding the caliper to the frame are...

  • Re: 1.9L WBX to 2.1L WBX -

    mark drillock · Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:46:36 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

    ...That means the piston would hit the head before it reached full travel. Either the rods must be changed to shorter ones or pistons...

  • FW: Diesel good idea?

    Robert Clemmer · Thu, 6 Jun 2013 16:31:16 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...The life cycle of most HD diesel engines is measured in piston travel. Why waste piston travel on idling. Use piston travel for creating...

  • Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap

    JordanVw · Thu, 11 Dec 1997 15:30:32 EST · Mailing-list archive

    ...I have a question about the angle of the inline 5 as it is used in the Audi; do the pistons travel vertically, or...

  • Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke

    Open Wheel Racing · Sun, 23 Mar 2003 15:31:18 -0600 · Mailing-list archive

    Hello Damon, You will have to replace the pistons. When you change the stroke (making it longer), the rod travels farther in the cylinder...

  • Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap

    · Thu, 11 Dec 1997 14:35:14 EST · Mailing-list archive

    ...I have a question about the angle of the inline 5 as it is used in the Audi; do the pistons travel vertically, or...

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  • Piston Travel

    The total distance a piston moves in a vehicle's engine

  • Stroke

    The distance traveled by a piston in a vehicle's engine

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