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/6 guys - need piston help |
ahdoman |
Dec 5 2008, 06:45 PM
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It's phonetic...Ah-D-O-Man (Audioman) Group: Members Posts: 667 Joined: 7-November 05 From: Santa Clarita, Ca. Member No.: 5,084 Region Association: Southern California |
I've got a 2.4T (73 1/2) that I have torn down. This is what the pistons look like that are in the engine...
What's the difference between these and these that are typically on eBay... Also, These are both 84mm. Since they list these pistons as for a 2.2 / 2.4 is it just a different stroke between the 2 engines? If that's the case are the cylinders interchangeable? |
sww914 |
Dec 5 2008, 07:29 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,439 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 6,146 Region Association: None |
That's a CIS piston that you have, you need that weird lump to swirl the mixture with CIS but not with carbs. The other pistons should be a bit higher compression. You can run wilder cams with the normal looking pistons than you can with the CIS pistons.
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Dr Evil |
Dec 5 2008, 07:45 PM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,995 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
2.4 CIS pistons are not very common. However, they are not very desirable either unless you find someone who is trying to stay stock.
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ahdoman |
Dec 5 2008, 08:05 PM
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It's phonetic...Ah-D-O-Man (Audioman) Group: Members Posts: 667 Joined: 7-November 05 From: Santa Clarita, Ca. Member No.: 5,084 Region Association: Southern California |
I'm trying to stay stock (CIS) but I want to replace the old iron jugs with something that doesn't hold heat as much.
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Dr Evil |
Dec 5 2008, 08:08 PM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 22,995 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
You can go up to a 2.7L and have CIS, but you will at least need the p/c and I am not sure about the rods and crank. I have a 2.4L and a 3.0L CIS set up spares. Mmm, good beer, making typing difficult (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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Cap'n Krusty |
Dec 5 2008, 08:25 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
2.0 & 2.2 cranks and rods have the same dimensions. 2.4 & 2.7 ditto. 2.2 & 2.4 pistons are the same diameter, but the pin location is different because the stroke is different. 2.7 pistons are larger in diameter than 2.4, but the pin height is the same. You want to be careful what compression ratio you end up with for a street engine. You can flycut the heads for larger pistons, but you have to pay attention to the edge of the combustion chamber.
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brant |
Dec 5 2008, 09:35 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,622 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
If you stay with CIS, then you need a CIS style piston
(as well as mild CIS cams, and mild compression) you can bore the case spiggots, buy pistons, and buy cylinders to go to 2.7 (it would be a shame to bore those spiggots on the 6month only block you have, better to buy a complete 2.7 core and start from there... sell me your block!) or you can buy 2.4 CIS style pistons or you can change the injection and use other styles of pistons and cams. time to read I'd recommend the pelican rebuild book, and the bruce anderson 911 performance handbook. |
sixnotfour |
Dec 5 2008, 10:17 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,428 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE Also, These are both 84mm. Since they list these pistons as for a 2.2 / 2.4 is it just a different stroke between the 2 engines? If that's the case are the cylinders interchangeable? true, but the factory T. E. S piston dictates wich cams you can use. QUOTE 2.2 & 2.4 pistons are the same diameter, but the pin location is different because the stroke is different. The rods make up the difference. but the piston dome is greater or lesser changing the rated CR. QUOTE time to read I'd recommend the pelican rebuild book, and the bruce anderson 911 performance handbook. |
ahdoman |
Dec 5 2008, 10:51 PM
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It's phonetic...Ah-D-O-Man (Audioman) Group: Members Posts: 667 Joined: 7-November 05 From: Santa Clarita, Ca. Member No.: 5,084 Region Association: Southern California |
Hey everybody thanks for the great info. Maybe I didn't make my question clear though; I am happy with the 2.4T CIS as it stands except that I'd like to ditch the old iron cylinders and use something like the birels to get better heat dissapation. Other than the 84mm ID, are the jugs the same dimensions for both the 2.2 and 2.4 engines?
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sixnotfour |
Dec 6 2008, 12:04 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,428 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE I'd like to ditch the old iron cylinders and use something like the birels to get better heat dissapation. Other than the 84mm ID, are the jugs the same dimensions for both the 2.2 and 2.4 engines? Yes , but there is 0, 1, 2 factory tolerance groups. I have 6 new 2.4 cis pistons . I used the iron cylinders, as they were new. |
ArtechnikA |
Dec 6 2008, 07:25 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
Hey everybody thanks for the great info. Maybe I didn't make my question clear though; I am happy with the 2.4T CIS as it stands except that I'd like to ditch the old iron cylinders and use something like the birals to get better heat dissapation. Other than the 84mm ID, are the jugs the same dimensions for both the 2.2 and 2.4 engines? 2,2 911E and S used the Biral cylinders. Largely unobtanium since they've been out of production for more than 30 years and racer-types needing stock cylinders buy them up when they can find them. So this is where you really need to ask yourself what it's worth to you... If you -really- want cooler cylinders, you can get a set of Nickies, and Charles will precision-hone them to whatever piston clearance is required. Long way to go for not much, IMO. 2,2 911E and S used forged pistons, which have expansion characteristics that match the Biral cylinders. Similarly the cast T pistons and the iron cylinders. I don't think a 2,4T, especially a CIS one, makes enough heat for it to be an issue (another reason the 73,5 T engines are prized by racers - they have seen very little stress in life...) |
ahdoman |
Dec 6 2008, 09:47 AM
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It's phonetic...Ah-D-O-Man (Audioman) Group: Members Posts: 667 Joined: 7-November 05 From: Santa Clarita, Ca. Member No.: 5,084 Region Association: Southern California |
Sixnot four - Excuse my ignorance but what is a "tolerance group"?
Rich - So are you saying that it is not a good idea to put the cast T pistons into Birel cylinders? |
ArtechnikA |
Dec 6 2008, 10:06 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
Sixnot four - Excuse my ignorance but what is a "tolerance group"? There's a nominal cylinder diameter, and then there's reality. The reality is that some will be a teeny bit bigger or smaller than nominal due to production tolerances. So the plan is measure everything, then match the big cylinders with the big pistons. Group 0 - 84,00 - 84,01 mm Group 1 - 84,01 - 84,02 Group 2 - 84,02 - 84,03 Group W - mother-rapers, father-stabbers, father-rapers... There are matching piston diameters, which vary depending on whether they're Schmidt or Mahle pistons, and the differences are all in the 2nd decimal place (mm). (Only T's used Schmidt pistons - E and S used Mahle only with the Biral cylinders.) QUOTE Rich - So are you saying that it is not a good idea to put the cast T pistons into Biral cylinders? I'm certainly not going to recommend it, because if you ran a Group-0 cylinder with a Group-2 piston, and didn't warm things up carefully, and siezed a piston, you'd be pissed at me. The reality is I suspect lots of guys can't and don't measure this stuff to 0,01mm and just throw stuff together and it mostly runs fine. Face it - if your pistons have time on them, they're not their original nominal size any more anyway... But this is really cart-before-the-horse stuff. Go see if you can even -find- a set of Biral cylinders before heading down that path. If you can, they can be honed for whatever clearance your cast pistons will require. But you have to expect a certain amount of oil consumption and piston slap if you wind up with bigger clearances than a matched set would allow. |
brant |
Dec 6 2008, 10:20 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,622 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I'm not sure it can't (or can) be done...
theoretically it should work to combine T pistons with birals, but as mentioned above the factory used metals with similar expansion rates and now your mixing things... plus when people buy used, they may have to have pistons made to match the bore of used cylinders..... your going at it the opposite way, so you would have to find cylinders to match the wear of your pistons.. that would be difficult to say the least. if your happy with the CIS, the Cam choice, and your stock-ish compression then you should be absolutely fine with your steel cylinders you already have. cylinders (nickies at least and maybe all?) come in height groups as well as tollerance (bore) groups. So if you decide to find one cylinder to match a set, make sure you watch for that also. Often people buy complete sets of Pistons and Cylinders together at the same time to avoid mis match. or they buy new or they buy cylinders matched and then get JE pistons made to match the cylinders they have I doubt JE makes a CIS style piston, but I've never looked. |
jasons |
Dec 6 2008, 10:21 AM
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Jackstand Extraordinaire Group: Members Posts: 2,002 Joined: 19-August 04 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 2,573 Region Association: None |
Would adding Biral cylinders require head studs and/or case work (inserts)?
I thought one upside of the iron cylinders is their expansion rate matches the head studs. |
ArtechnikA |
Dec 6 2008, 10:26 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
Would adding Biral cylinders require head studs and/or case work (inserts)? one school of thought says you oughtta do case savers and TimeSerts on any mag case that hasn't had it done already... QUOTE I thought one upside of the iron cylinders is their expansion rate matches the head studs. a Biral is a steel sleeve with a finned aluminum muff. I don't think the axial expansion is so much different as the diameter... |
sixnotfour |
Dec 6 2008, 10:30 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,428 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Have you check ring side clearance ?
Rich whats the spec ? |
ArtechnikA |
Dec 6 2008, 10:46 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
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Gint |
Dec 6 2008, 11:01 AM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,070 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I doubt JE makes a CIS style piston, but I've never looked. The rebuilt 2.7 I bought has the factory 911 CIS installed on it and the paperwork (from Competition Engineering) indicated JE 9.5:1 pistons. So I'm not sure what the hell is actually in there. Going to have to take it apart one day... |
J P Stein |
Dec 6 2008, 11:07 AM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Have you check ring side clearance ? Rich whats the spec ? Otherwise good looking pistons may be toast depending on the ring land to ring gap. Wear limit is .004 "......that means that you're gonna break something sooner rather than later. A feeler gauge will tell the story. A good number is .002-.0025. The top ring is the one to check. Mahle made Nikisal 84 mm replacement clys within the last 10 years. An ad on the Pelican 911 used parts forum should find you some cyls, but as others have said , the iron jobbies are fine if they are in spec......most aren't. A quick & dirty check is a feeler gauge between the bottom of the piston skirt (the widest point) and the cyl bore.....moving up & down the length of the bore. .004 is very iffy, .002 or less is good. You'll need room to hone for ring seating so keep that in mind. Engine rebuilding is an inexact science. If you want new spec perfection buy a new engine....or in this case, new P/Cs. Either way, bring money. Anyone foolish enuff to measure after market pistons against an in spec cylinder is gonna find that Porsche's tolerances are out the window. BTDT. A leap of faith in your piston maker becomes the tolerance......if the cold slap goes away when the thing wams up you're good to go. |
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