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Marine pistons VS. truck pistons??

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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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Marine pistons VS. truck pistons??

i was wondering what the difference between the cummins marine pistons and the pistons that are in our trucks is. i have heard of guys changing their pistons over to the marine ones. just wondering what advantages there are to swapping.
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 05:55 AM
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One reason is the spray patern is different and changing the pistons allows you to use factory 370 injectors or a varaint without affecting drivibility.
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 06:41 AM
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Bigger bowls, like 74dart said, they match up w/ the marine inj. better
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