Another "Rods-only" engine thread
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Im going through with this as we speak. I think its a tough call on using pistons that weren't originally in that bore from the factory. But i think jafromobile did it with his kia 4g63 build. And imo if he did it, its acceptable. That dude is crazy.
my "rods only" engine.
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The difference in compression between the NA8 and NB1 seems to only be ~.5 so going through all that hassle doesn't seem to be worth it. I.e. if you're going to rebore...might as well just get the pistons that would make the most use of it.
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Thanks! That's what I figured.
The difference in compression between the NA8 and NB1 seems to only be ~.5 so going through all that hassle doesn't seem to be worth it. I.e. if you're going to rebore...might as well just get the pistons that would make the most use of it.
The difference in compression between the NA8 and NB1 seems to only be ~.5 so going through all that hassle doesn't seem to be worth it. I.e. if you're going to rebore...might as well just get the pistons that would make the most use of it.
Personally, I'd never go with used OEM pistons in an engine I was putting money into.
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Im going through with this as we speak. I think its a tough call on using pistons that weren't originally in that bore from the factory. But i think jafromobile did it with his kia 4g63 build. And imo if he did it, its acceptable. That dude is crazy.
my "rods only" engine.
my "rods only" engine.
What all did you end up doing finally?
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I have a build thread that needs its title changed.
-Cleaned stock pistons/rings very well
-opened up top ring end gaps to .016"
-Manley rods w arp rod bolts
-acl main, rod, trust bearings. (All plastiguaged within factory specs)
-arp main studs
-arp head studs
-BE stage 2 oil pump
-ATI super damper
re-doing all fuel system components
-dw300
-fuelab inline filter
-fm fuel rail
-ID1000s
-fuelab mini fpr
-gm flex fuel sensor
-all -6an vibrant braided nylon hose
-gen2 gtx3071 w/ tial .82 housing
-Cleaned stock pistons/rings very well
-opened up top ring end gaps to .016"
-Manley rods w arp rod bolts
-acl main, rod, trust bearings. (All plastiguaged within factory specs)
-arp main studs
-arp head studs
-BE stage 2 oil pump
-ATI super damper
re-doing all fuel system components
-dw300
-fuelab inline filter
-fm fuel rail
-ID1000s
-fuelab mini fpr
-gm flex fuel sensor
-all -6an vibrant braided nylon hose
-gen2 gtx3071 w/ tial .82 housing
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I have a build thread that needs its title changed.
-Cleaned stock pistons/rings very well
-opened up top ring end gaps to .016"
-Manley rods w arp rod bolts
-acl main, rod, trust bearings. (All plastiguaged within factory specs)
-arp main studs
-arp head studs
-BE stage 2 oil pump
-ATI super damper
re-doing all fuel system components
-dw300
-fuelab inline filter
-fm fuel rail
-ID1000s
-fuelab mini fpr
-gm flex fuel sensor
-all -6an vibrant braided nylon hose
-gen2 gtx3071 w/ tial .82 housing
-Cleaned stock pistons/rings very well
-opened up top ring end gaps to .016"
-Manley rods w arp rod bolts
-acl main, rod, trust bearings. (All plastiguaged within factory specs)
-arp main studs
-arp head studs
-BE stage 2 oil pump
-ATI super damper
re-doing all fuel system components
-dw300
-fuelab inline filter
-fm fuel rail
-ID1000s
-fuelab mini fpr
-gm flex fuel sensor
-all -6an vibrant braided nylon hose
-gen2 gtx3071 w/ tial .82 housing
Did you have a machine shop do any of the work?
Another bigger issue is using "used" pistons to get the lower 1/2 point vs buying new OEM. And, if you buy new OEM pistons you're within a couple hundred of forged anyway. But the forged force the bore + hone vs just hone.
Personally, I'd never go with used OEM pistons in an engine I was putting money into.
Personally, I'd never go with used OEM pistons in an engine I was putting money into.
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Pistons don't mate or wear into an engine. I would want to measure the new and old to make sure they are the same within a few ten-thousandths. If they are, swap away.
Rover has been running a rods-only BP05 longblock for ~8mos now with good results. Reused OEM pistons, OEM rings, Manley rods, ACL bearings, ARP mains, and an OE VVT oil pump. No plans to run past 250whp on gas and 300whp on E85, so stock pistons were fine.
Rover has been running a rods-only BP05 longblock for ~8mos now with good results. Reused OEM pistons, OEM rings, Manley rods, ACL bearings, ARP mains, and an OE VVT oil pump. No plans to run past 250whp on gas and 300whp on E85, so stock pistons were fine.
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Pistons don't mate or wear into an engine. I would want to measure the new and old to make sure they are the same within a few ten-thousandths. If they are, swap away.
Rover has been running a rods-only BP05 longblock for ~8mos now with good results. Reused OEM pistons, OEM rings, Manley rods, ACL bearings, ARP mains, and an OE VVT oil pump. No plans to run past 250whp on gas and 300whp on E85, so stock pistons were fine.
Rover has been running a rods-only BP05 longblock for ~8mos now with good results. Reused OEM pistons, OEM rings, Manley rods, ACL bearings, ARP mains, and an OE VVT oil pump. No plans to run past 250whp on gas and 300whp on E85, so stock pistons were fine.
That's awesome info though. My goals are modest, but I want things to be reliable. Seems like rods (manley/ebay) with a few other supporting things like you outlined and potentially NA8 pistons will be pretty solid for a daily pump 93 bewsted setup. I think I'll be more than content with the 2560 setup with the 2.5 exhaust that I have waiting to go in. I just want to be able to enjoy it at a level that the setup can offer safely without worrying about a rod deciding that it wants a rumspringa.
Thanks a bunch for the info Andrew.
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If I had to buy new oem pistons, I'd likely just go forged (which likely wouldn't happen). I'd be reticent to buy no-name oem style pistons because I haven't seen them described, tried, or written about here. I was going by what you guys had said about just dropping in cleaned up pistons. I think the drop from 9.5 to 9 is worth it for pump gas, no? If the .2 doesn't matter thennn what's the point of .5 haha.
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.5 well allow you to run more timing. If you are needing pistons because yours are bad every little bit helps. To be honest with a 2560 turbo I wouldn't worry about running the 9.5's. I ran the FMII kit for several years with 9.5's. If you keep it around 12 psi max you well have no issues. The draw back to running stock pistons is the ring glands well wear out faster then with forged. The 2560 max efficiency is about 14 psi but running that much with stock pistons well probably wear stock piston ring glands out in 2 years, to where if you keep it around 12 they well probably last 4 years of doing track days, mine did.. So a .5 difference is not as important as say running a built high horse big psi motor.