86 LT250R flat top piston

[86ltracer]

I want to shave my dometop piston in my 86 quadracer to a flat top. what other than shaving the piston is involved in this modification? what parts off of other bikes will work, and what about porting?

[fiveOnick]

What exactly do you think your going to gain? And what do you plan on doing to the head so it will run correctly after?

[86ltracer]

my last boss was a the state champion in hot saw racing for 2 or 3 years, and he has built several state champion winning saws for other people. his name is wayne slayton out of jackson alabama. he runs a stihl ms460 with a removable head, +4mm crank, flat top piston, custom expansion chamber, and runs it about 60:1 nitromethane to oil. i asked him why he ran a flat top piston in his saws, and he told me that he didnt give out information on his engines. i kept buggint him until i finally dcided to try to argue that a dometop piston is better. the first time i tried it, he said, i think you just want to argue. i said well, if i can get info out of you about the flat top, then yes, i am arguing. he said, you cant argue with success. he has a website called racesaws.com. go check it out.

[86ltracer]

oh, and as for your second question fiveOnick, about what am i going to have to do to the head after shaving the piston, i do believe that i originally asked what else is involved in the procedure.

[fiveOnick]

Here you go, some info.

http://www.2strokeheads.com/tech3.htm

I wouldnt waist the money personally, you would be much better off with having the porting changed than the piston. Changing the piston is not going to make a difference your going to see.

[86ltracer]

what would you say is the best thing to do to the piston ports?