We stopped by the Mahle booth at the 2010 SEMA tradeshow and talked with Director of Marketing, Trey McFarland about the latest and greatest products from the Mahle group. Â McFarland showed us the new Mustang 5.0 mod motor forged piston just released by their company.
According to McFarland; “We are the only company to have a forged 2011 Mustang 5.0 mod motor piston on the market, and this has just been released.” Â McFarland explained that these pistons carry the same high standards that everyone has come to expect from Mahle. Â “These are hand deburred, Â low expansion forged, performance coated pistons.”
If you are looking for these pistons in the Mahle catalog, you’re probably not going to find them because they are so new. Â To find out where you can purchase these pistons, you can leave a message at their tech question area by clicking here: Mahle Tech Questions. Â The part number for these pistons is M4V167630D03.
As with many of the forged pistons offered by Mahle, the performance coating on these pistons include a phosphate dry lubricant that is used to protect against ring micro-welding and pin galling during initial startup and break in. For additional performance and protection, Mahle applies their proprietary Grafal anti-friction coating to each piston skirt.
Features of Mahle’s 5.0 Mod Motor Pistons:
- Forged from 4032 high silicone low expansion aluminum alloy for high strength and reduced piston to wall clearance.
- Radioed valve pockets.
- Forced pin oiling.
- Precision pin fitting and easy to use race proven round wire locks included.
- High quality steel wrist pin included.
- Precision ring grooves.
- 11.1:1 Compression Ratio
For more information on these pistons, visit Mahle at www.us.mahle.com
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