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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 10:19 PM
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I'm going to run a stock crank with a stock bore ls1... I going to run a f14 and prc 2.5 5.3 milled .030... I want a piston that has reliefs just encase if i want to run a bigger cam... I've been looking through the vendors and i'm not sure what to go with... I talked to tsp about a diamond piston with a scat I beam rod... but i just want to make sure diamond is the best choice... So lets here what others think, and which vendors have the best deals on pistons and rods...
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Mahle has a cheaper piston thats not bad at all. Pistons, pins and rings could be had for 500 last time I checked.
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yeah a found a set of mahle one's for around that price... but was wondering how do they match up to a diamond piston? I also found a set a diamonds that used but only have 2cc valve reliefs, but i'm not sure what kind of cams will work with a 57cc head...
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Im running the Mahles, no problems here. Both are forged pistons.
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Im running the Mahles, no problems here. Both are forged pistons.
how much horsepower are you making right now? i want to be in the 600 range with but want to make sure they'll work...
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Diamond is definitely a really good piston. Me personally I went with Wiseco bc ill be running alot of nitrous .. So my choice was obvious for the larger ringlands. As for you, you should be just fine with either of the 2 .
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I went with Diamond -2cc valve reliefs with a good ring kit
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Originally Posted by Emoney97ss
how much horsepower are you making right now? i want to be in the 600 range with but want to make sure they'll work...
Im running 8psi and putting down 560 RWHP, im about to turn it up to 15psi. Im not worried about the pistons as much as the aluminum block.

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