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> vendor recommendation for either hone/inspection of used cylinders or new P's and C's, 2.2 6 cyl
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post Jul 3 2020, 10:02 AM
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Hey all, my case is due to be finished up at Ollies any day now and I'm starting to think about the next steps of the build. I know that maybe I'd have better luck on one of the 911-centric forums but since it's going in my 914 and since I have more experience here with you guys I thought I'd post here instead.

911T engine (911/07), stock rebuild. Not wanting to put junk on the build, but also not up for spending thousands on just the P's and C's.


I have the stock pistons and cylinders that came off my engine, both look good to the naked eye. But I'd like to have them inspected to get a professional opinion on if they can be reused. And if so, a shop that will clean them up (exterior fins are a bit crusty) and do a proper hone.

If that's out of the question, I'm hoping for recommendations on a vendor for new P's and C's (or just C's). I just finished reading a big thread from 2012 on AA Performance (not Automobile Atlanta) and I'm not sure I want to risk it with the cheap Chinese stuff they sell, but if anyone has first hand experience with them recently I'd certainly be up to hearing about it.
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post Jul 3 2020, 11:21 AM
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QUOTE(Optimusglen @ Jul 3 2020, 12:02 PM) *

Hey all, my case is due to be finished up at Ollies any day now and I'm starting to think about the next steps of the build. I know that maybe I'd have better luck on one of the 911-centric forums but since it's going in my 914 and since I have more experience here with you guys I thought I'd post here instead.

911T engine (911/07), stock rebuild. Not wanting to put junk on the build, but also not up for spending thousands on just the P's and C's.


I have the stock pistons and cylinders that came off my engine, both look good to the naked eye. But I'd like to have them inspected to get a professional opinion on if they can be reused. And if so, a shop that will clean them up (exterior fins are a bit crusty) and do a proper hone.

If that's out of the question, I'm hoping for recommendations on a vendor for new P's and C's (or just C's). I just finished reading a big thread from 2012 on AA Performance (not Automobile Atlanta) and I'm not sure I want to risk it with the cheap Chinese stuff they sell, but if anyone has first hand experience with them recently I'd certainly be up to hearing about it.

If yours can't be used, I would place a WTB on pelican. New is probably around $4-5K and up and there are lots of good used parts being sold right now as people free up cash.
I bought a used set of 3.2 jugs for $300 so I could send them away to get opened up to 96mm and recoated in Nikasil for a later 3.4 build. I already have the max moritz pistons that I got for a song when a guy bailed on his engine upgrade.
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post Jul 3 2020, 02:45 PM
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911T cylinders... should be cast iron. They can be bored to a larger size piston like JE, which should run around $900.
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post Jul 3 2020, 03:25 PM
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really aiming for a stock rebuild. I spoke to a friend of mine locally that runs Flat Six (Aaron Hatz) and he's agreed to look at them for me to see if they're reusable.
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post Jul 3 2020, 04:08 PM
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Flat Six
720 Morningside Drive
Glencoe, MN 55336

Email: aaron@flat6.com

Good Guy met him on the SCCA Rally Circuit..yrs ago

bahaha, read top post and immediately replied (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)




QSC ??
https://www.qscusa.com/collections/porsche
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Aaron does excellent work and is great to work with. He did a full top end on my father's SC a few years ago. Great guy.

Funny that the closest reputable shop for those of us in North-Western Ontario is 8 hours away in a different country. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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