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| stugray |
 Apr 23 2012, 12:14 PM
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What pistons does everyone run in their race engines?
A reputable source tells me that I need forged pistons and to not use anything else. I know two guys that run 914-4s here in Colorado vintage racing that use the AA pistons, and they said that both of their cars have run 5 seasons with no work required to the lower end. AND they are running 10:1 CR and E85 fuel. This engine will be very close to stock 4-cyl 2.0L with a Raby race cam package and 40 IDFs. Thoughts? Stu |
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| RSrocket |
Jul 5 2012, 01:54 AM
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QUOTE(stugray @ Apr 23 2012, 11:14 AM)  What pistons does everyone run in their race engines? A reputable source tells me that I need forged pistons and to not use anything else. I know two guys that run 914-4s here in Colorado vintage racing that use the AA pistons, and they said that both of their cars have run 5 seasons with no work required to the lower end. AND they are running 10:1 CR and E85 fuel. This engine will be very close to stock 4-cyl 2.0L with a Raby race cam package and 40 IDFs. Thoughts? Stu This might be a little off topic but I need/want to rebuild my 2L 4 cyl. A friend of mine is family owner of Ross Racing Pistons. And she said that she can help me out with both of my Pcars. I know it's kind of against the norm, but from what I've been told, is that I can get a pretty good deal on a set. So I might be going with Ross. JE is a great product! I also have a good friend at JE (if he is still there) who is one of the piston engineers. He has many of times put together custom 6 cyl and 4 cly apps for many of his customers with great results. I believe you can't go wrong with JE. BTW, he has been there before "and" after the Carillo Rod merger. Hope this helps, good luck in your build! |
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stugray Which pistons for racing? Apr 23 2012, 12:14 PM
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What pistons does everyone run in their race engi... May 15 2012, 09:04 AM stugray Thanks for all the response.
I decided to go with... Jun 30 2012, 04:02 PM McMark I know you got your answers on Jake's forum, b... Jul 2 2012, 11:56 PM |
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