Description
Original Piaggio 176cc LC cylinder, spare part by original equipment manufacturer. Made in Italy by one of the most famous and renowned foundries for aluminium cylinders, Gilardoni Vittorio.
Aluminium cylinder with hard chrome coated bore, for optimum heat dissipation and durability. It comes with piston, piston rings, piston pin circlips. As is normal for spare parts, head / combustion chamber and other accessories are not included
The cylinder can also be used to convert liquid-cooled 125 models to 180 models. In this case it is necessary to mill the cylinder base down to 70 mm and open up the two lower stud bolt holes (towards exhaust).
- aluminum cylinder, 6 transfer ports, single outlet
- 2-ring piston 65,6mm, 16mm piston pin
- 2x M8 stud bolts
- OEM Piaggio : 487638 / 487636 / 479656 / 485036
How to Install a cylinder on a scooter, motorcycle or moped
The cylinder or cylinder kit is the heart of the engine on scooters, motorcycles and mopeds. It consists of a cylinder, a piston with piston ring(s), a cylinder head and gaskets needed for installation.
The service life of a cylinder depends on whether it has been fitted correctly.
Tuning Level: Original
We categorize our products into different performance levels Original, Sport, Racing and High End , so that our customers can choose the right parts for their setup. It is really important to combine parts that belong to the same tuning level, this is especially true for cylinders, crankshafts and exhausts.
Under Original you will find parts whose performance and technical specifications are identical to those of the stock part.
Aluminium cylinders
Aluminium cylinders are more powerful than cast iron cylinders, but require more regular maintenance and must be combined with different components such as a reinforced crankshaft and a larger carburetor.
How to run in an aluminium cylinder?
Aluminium cylinders should be run in for about 200 kilometers , and you should use a fully synthetic engine oil.
Note: To ensure optimum performance and reliability, it is advisable to measure the squish clearance. Just have a look at our tutorial How to adjust squish clearance.
