08-29-2014, 09:19 AM
(08-28-2014, 10:10 PM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: Can one of you guys explain just what piston slap is and what it sounds like and any bad things it does? Thanks. I gots to know
I had a 454 chevy with piston slap. Sounded like strong lifter clatter which decreased and went away as the engine warmed up (aluminum pistons expanded). Did not at all sound like a lower end knock. Low end noise gets worse as the engine warms up and oil thins out.

