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Old 09-09-2002, 01:42 PM
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www.ls1motorsports.com has a set for like 999$ and it comes forged ross pistons, moly rings, matched set of LS1 rods, and ARP rod bolts.
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ls1motorsports deal is not for stock bore. You have to hone an additional .006 i believe. Those are the pistons I have
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Does it drop the compression?
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yeah to 9:1
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by jrios:
<strong>Does it drop the compression?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No it doesn't drop it, stock compression.
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where can i get a good forged piston for a stock ls1 bore? i will need rings also, i wanna find soem for a good price.
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YES IT DOES DROP IT, UNLESS YOU asked them to make them stock.
Cablebandit knows as he has these pistons.
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I'm going by what ARE and Ls1motorsports told me when I purchased them. They have a 12 or 15cc dish
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i dont really want it to lower compression, i want good n/a performance alog with when i squeeze te 250 shot
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JE has made a stock bore replacement piston that is stock compression I velieve.

IMO pistons of any brand will be at least $500.
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Go to www.JEPistons.com and look thru their JE catalog with small block pistons. Then call them up, the LS1 pistons should not be too bad and you can order Total Seal Rings with them

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Shame on Brett! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

I'm sure one of our sponsors could order pistons from JE, I think Speed Inc carries them.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Pro Stock John:
<strong>I'm sure one of our sponsors could order pistons from JE, I think Speed Inc carries them.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">They can get them, but all that I have asked want about 20-25% more than want JE will sell them for <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> These are for custom nitrous dome ones I should add.
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Thunder Racing has the JE pistons in stock, ready to ship for $600. Just specify if you wish to use a stock rod (6.098") or a 6.125" aftermarket rod. They have the Luanti (6.125") rods in stock as well for $700.

[URL=http://www.thunderracing.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=subcategory&subcategoryid=111 4#T1574]http://www.thunderracing.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=subcategory&subcategoryid=111 4#T1574[/ URL]

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