Stock Pistons & Rods
Stock Pistons & Rods im pulling my block apart soon and want to know if i could reuse my connecting rods if there not damanged. im on a budget (as usual) and dont want to shell out extra cash that i dont need too. im not sure im going to be boring out the block. but if i bore it.030" over. which is a good piston to run ? im milling the heads .030 and running .026 gaskets
Stock rods will handle most any N/A 355 you want to run, as will the stock crank.
For the pistons will you be spraying it in the future? If so go forged, but if on a budget and staying N/A you should be fine with the Mahle replacement hypers in .030 over if you do bore it.
For the pistons will you be spraying it in the future? If so go forged, but if on a budget and staying N/A you should be fine with the Mahle replacement hypers in .030 over if you do bore it.
im pulling my block apart soon and want to know if i could reuse my connecting rods if there not damanged. im on a budget (as usual) and dont want to shell out extra cash that i dont need too. im not sure im going to be boring out the block. but if i bore it.030" over. which is a good piston to run ? im milling the heads .030 and running .026 gaskets
thanks for the fast replys guys. i should of specified i dont ever plan to run N2O. itll be NA until i get bored of it and turbo it. but thats a different thread 
would these be good ?
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...0&autoview=sku
would these be good ?http://store.summitracing.com/partde...0&autoview=sku
If it's made for a 5.7" rod, I don't see why not. I don't know what the sock cc of the valve reliefs are to compare. It would be something to keep in mind when you are try to compute your compression ratio.
The only thing if they are for standard sbc's they will be heavier than LT1 pistons, so that is another factor to take into account. For a budget hyper piston you really can't beat Mahle, they are even a great company to deal with.
Give me a second and I'll get you a link for LT1 Mahle pistons in whatever size you want.
Give me a second and I'll get you a link for LT1 Mahle pistons in whatever size you want.
thats what ive been trying to find out. im milling the heads and running thinner gaskets to bump my compression (on a stock short block) just over 11:1 i want my compression to be around there.
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The only thing if they are for standard sbc's they will be heavier than LT1 pistons, so that is another factor to take into account. For a budget hyper piston you really can't beat Mahle, they are even a great company to deal with.
Give me a second and I'll get you a link for LT1 Mahle pistons in whatever size you want.
Give me a second and I'll get you a link for LT1 Mahle pistons in whatever size you want.
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I know they are a little more than the speed pro's, but IMO they are worth it! I could sware they had a set with rings for under $200 (moly rings) I'll keep looking.
I know they are a little more than the speed pro's, but IMO they are worth it! I could sware they had a set with rings for under $200 (moly rings) I'll keep looking.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevy...Q5fAccessories
I know they are a little more than the speed pro's, but IMO they are worth it! I could sware they had a set with rings for under $200 (moly rings) I'll keep looking.
I know they are a little more than the speed pro's, but IMO they are worth it! I could sware they had a set with rings for under $200 (moly rings) I'll keep looking.
Just make sure you replace the stock rod bolts with ARP, they are a source of rod bearing failure. If you ever want to go with a larger cam you will want to know the bottom end will support at least 6500 rpm with no problem.
oh im well aware of that lol thats why im going to do it. that and i want to see if theirs anything else wrong with it. do you or anybody else know the ARP part #'s for the arp main bolt studs and rod studs ? thatd be a big help right now. thanks again
Mahle made the stock LT1 pistons.
If you are going to buy pistons buy forged. You can also get some pretty good light weight forged rods for not much more than it will cost to fix the factory rods. That said, I have had some pretty good 7000+ rpm motors that had stock pistons and rods. I have also grenaded a couple!
If you are going to buy pistons buy forged. You can also get some pretty good light weight forged rods for not much more than it will cost to fix the factory rods. That said, I have had some pretty good 7000+ rpm motors that had stock pistons and rods. I have also grenaded a couple!
Edit: nvm im retarded lol thanks again guys!
Last edited by SoxXpupPeT; Mar 24, 2009 at 04:47 PM.
