Are these pistons junk?

[Shane]

I posted this in here because it's a non LC2 engine.

I'm rebuilding a 3800 L67 for an engine swap. It's the first engine I've ever rebuilt, so I've hit a few roadblocks along the way.

The machine shop just finished with the block, and I'm getting ready for reassembly. The pistons look a little questionable to me. As you can see in the pic, there's wear in the pin groove and I'm not sure if it's acceptable. How can I check it, or can someone more experienced tell me from the picture that it's junk?

Thanks!

 

[KevinB]

i'm thinking you need to get some better pics. Hard to see whats going there.

 

[Shane]

Here's a better picture. I turned macro mode on on my camera.

 

[Junior Samples]

Junk............. Your camera that is

 

[justin84]

To give you a serious answer....I've built plenty of motors, when in doubt change it. By looking at the pics I would just get new ones my friend.

 

[Shane]

Done and done, man. Thanks for the info.

The good news is I took advantage of the situation and upped the compression ratio from 8.5:1 to 9.4:1. Should get a little more kick out of her.