347 pistons

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a 347 is a 3.40 stroke and a 5.400 rod.
a 331 is a 3.25 stroke and a 5.315 rod.

a 331 uses a 5.315 rod and a 347 uses a 5.400. so the piston would be down in the hole .085 because of the rod and then u would be another .150 down in the hole because of the stroke. so that .235 down in the hole. im not a motor person but i dont think that u can do that. i was doing a bbf and i needed a rod like 6.800 and i was not thinking and i got a rod that was 6.700 and was told by bennett that it would not work because the pistons i had was for a 6.800 rod. they said .100 was way to much.
 
ok it makes sence. the reason i ask is that since putting a crate motor in i ask the buider which pistons he put in and he said P3471F-030. and i then emailed him back and said that i recieved a 331. i have been have spark knock and it has been to 2 diffenert dyno here in north carolina and they both are saying that it has a higher compression ratio.
 
Actually a 331 is a 3.25" stroke, 5.40" rod and a 1.175" or 1.165" CH piston, depends on brand.

A 347 is a 3.4" stroke, 5.40" rod with a 1.09" CH piston or you can build it with the 5.315" rod and a 1.175" piston (same as you would use in a 331)

P3471F-030 is a Probe FPS series piston (its the cheapest piston Probe makes) its a flat op 4cc with a 1.09" CH and a .927" pin.

Your short answer is if that piston was used you have a 347 or your piston is way down i the bore, so I would belive you have a 347. Compression ratio with a 58cc head is around 10.7:1, with a 61cc about 10.2:1. Both are very managable witht he correct cam, I actually like stuffing as much compression as possible on pump gas in the motors I build....cam is crucial.

Hope that helps...
 
Yes, Snap-on has a bore scope that is awesome, im sure there are other companies that make them, but i do know the snap-on one will take pictures and video, it uses a roughly 2 foot flexible line with a LED light at the end and a LCD display. It is rather pricey though, like $4-500 i do belive. I would see if you might know anybody that has a bore scope or if a local machine shop has one rather than buy it. I do agree though with the other posts that it sounds as though you have a 347 and may need to look into other issues for the spark knock problem, such as timing. Hope you get it figured out with relative ease.