97badass

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i dropped my engine off today to get bored,baked, and bearings. but he cant do anything till i choose the pistons... i wanted to use speed pro forged pistons but he dont think its a good idea. either use hyper pistons or ross forged. ross are expensive. are there any other good budget OFFSET wrist pin forged pistons?

RamAir95TA

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Let him pick the pistons then.

97badass

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yeah i would except my wife said i had a $500 budget

95sscamaro

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forged probe

97badass

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cant find a flat top forged probe with an offset pin with 3.48 stroke 5.7 rod and 4.030 bore wiseco has a set with rings for 560... choosing pistons is worse than picking out a condom! you dont know what you will like and once used you cant give it back

lncboytre_d

Just get the ones that you want/need, you can deal with the wife part later.....at least that's what I did.

97badass

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shes been really good about the projects before, and this one too. but she dont want to spend alot on the machine work...
arp studs 110
arp rod bolts 85
bearings 250
pistons 3-400
boring 80-100
soft plugs 20

think i passed my budget... im going to have him use the speed pro forged pistons they seem to have a good review just heavy.

jlpz

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Why are the bearings expensive?? $250 seems like a lot..

FormulaJoe

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^^^ I was thinking the same thing...

97badass

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clevite pro series teflon coated

RamAir95TA

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I had to laugh at this... Sorry!

In my 550HP motor, I'm using an $80 set of Clevite H-series bearings.

quik95lt1

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I'm using the same H Series bearing in my 8000+rpm race motor lol.......



also OP there is NOTHING wrong with speed pro forged pistons......i ran them in my 355 for years and never had an issue with them........only draw back is they are a bit heavy........i woulnd't be afraid of them though

T-Bonz

can u guys help me, how do you post a new thread?

RamAir95TA

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Go to the main forum page and click New Thread.

lt1-xjs

Don't forget to add resizing the rods and balancing.
Mahle powerpak pistons and the Scat 6" w/ 7/16 rod would be my choice.

djjab57

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As said above check out the Mahle forged pistons

97badass

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all the mahle pistons i could find only had a centered pin instead of offset, yeah the bearings are a little overkill, i just figured they would help with longevity of the engine.

quik95lt1

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read my above post i have experience with speed pros ........they're fine.......i twisted em 7000rpm on stock rods and crank for 4 years.........run em!!! lol

97badass

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i will tell him to use them, after all it is MY engine and NOT his.

quik95lt1

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there ya go lol.......just make sure its balanced correctly.....he's prob gonna have to add mallory to the crank