Best reasons to get forged components?
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Best reasons to get forged components? I am thinking of going this route, but I want to know how it will benefit me the most.
Which should be first, a new rearend or forged engine components?
Which should be first, a new rearend or forged engine components?
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Re: Best reasons to get forged components? The best reason to use forged pistions is if you plan to use nitrous or forced induction. They are more resistant to detonation and high temperatures.
Re: Best reasons to get forged components? ive heard of people pushing the stock bottom end to 450+hp and running 6800rpm, so with just thoes heads i would get the rearend first
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Re: Best reasons to get forged components? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by SSG--Z28:
<strong>So would a car with just stage II heads and cam ever really need to upgrade?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No.
<strong>So would a car with just stage II heads and cam ever really need to upgrade?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No.
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Re: Best reasons to get forged components? Does anyone make an inexpensive, hypereutectic or cast piston for a 3.905" bore? I'm close to doing a rebuild and don't have a lot of money to throw around. The engine's got 53K miles and it doesn't smoke so the rings are probably ok. Probably just needs a cleanup hone.
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Re: Best reasons to get forged components? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Jake99SS:
<strong>Does anyone make an inexpensive, hypereutectic or cast piston for a 3.905" bore? I'm close to doing a rebuild and don't have a lot of money to throw around. The engine's got 53K miles and it doesn't smoke so the rings are probably ok. Probably just needs a cleanup hone.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No. There are the overbore GM pistons and that's it.
Or you can go with Forged JE's or Diamond's. That's $600, plus you might as well spring for good rings.
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<strong>Does anyone make an inexpensive, hypereutectic or cast piston for a 3.905" bore? I'm close to doing a rebuild and don't have a lot of money to throw around. The engine's got 53K miles and it doesn't smoke so the rings are probably ok. Probably just needs a cleanup hone.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No. There are the overbore GM pistons and that's it.
Or you can go with Forged JE's or Diamond's. That's $600, plus you might as well spring for good rings.
Bret
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Re: Best reasons to get forged components? In fact, if you are looking at high RPM NA engines, I'd suggest not using forged pistons. They are a bit heavier than hypereutectic pistons and tend to be a little rougher on the block due to their tendency to swell a little until they are warm. Hypers don't expand as much, so you can run tighter clearences which helps with oil consumption and compression.
Re: Best reasons to get forged components? get nice rod bolts.
Because then the stock internals, hypereutectic pistons really will make a mess if a rod bolt lets go.
Track officials found many of my piston bits around the 1000 ft mark. Just a heads/cam too, redline at 6700 ;-)
Chris
Because then the stock internals, hypereutectic pistons really will make a mess if a rod bolt lets go.
Track officials found many of my piston bits around the 1000 ft mark. Just a heads/cam too, redline at 6700 ;-)
Chris
Re: Best reasons to get forged components? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> They are a bit heavier than hypereutectic pistons and tend to be a little rougher on the block due to their tendency to swell a little until they are warm. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You mean to say rougher on the block because they rattle around a bit until they expand to proper tolerances at operating temp don't you?? Forged will expand and contract more than hypereutectic.
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Re: Best reasons to get forged components? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by SSG--Z28:
<strong>I am thinking of going this route, but I want to know how it will benefit me the most.
Which should be first, a new rearend or forged engine components?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">LPE runs the 550 TT package on the stock motor. No probs.
He does upgrade the bottom end with the 650 TT package.
<strong>I am thinking of going this route, but I want to know how it will benefit me the most.
Which should be first, a new rearend or forged engine components?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">LPE runs the 550 TT package on the stock motor. No probs.
He does upgrade the bottom end with the 650 TT package.