ring lands
the rings are a seperate piece than the piston. The rings sit in and around the top of the piston. So you pull out the piston and the rings come off. Dont have to replace the piston.
i know what rings are, i just didnt understand what the thread meant by replacing the ring lands, thats what had me confised lol!
If you want thicker ring lands for nitrous use you need to buy a set of Forged pistons designed for nitrous use. What they do is move the down the whole ring pack, this results more material between the top of the piston and the groove for the top ring. Thus making the piston stronger and able the handle more nitrous. The material between the top of the piston and the top ring is what most consider a "Ring Land"
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so if someone would go in to just put new pistons and rings in for N20, what would the cost be, or would it be more worth while to also put new rods in as well.
Would the block need any work/ cleaning up or should they just drop right in.
Would the block need any work/ cleaning up or should they just drop right in.
pistons and such I have heard that are stock powder rods are good for close to 500 hp, and the weak part is the piston, rod bolts, rings ect...Im just going to put arp rod bolts, new rings, and leave the rods-see what happens. the pistons u need cost from 300-500 and im sure more if u so wanted them to lol! Im not ready to spend that yet, so ill try what i mentioned.
If you tear it down to replace the pistons, you need to have block machined. It could be as simple as a good hone, but doubt it. While doing all of this, I would go ahead and replace the rods with forged rods.
so what kind of money wouls someone be looking at- I know part wise, but wondering what the price would be for cleaning up the block.
Also wouldn't it be almost the same price as a forged 347 from TSP when all said and done.
Also wouldn't it be almost the same price as a forged 347 from TSP when all said and done.
my diamond pistons cost $565 and the scat h-beams with ARP 2000 bolts cost $500. And I bought hellfire nitrous rings, that is the setup im doing for 300 hp worth of spray...all in sig
how much was the machine work on the block.
I will be able to pull my motor pretty cheap. I am just worried about sending a aluminum block out to a local machine shop if you know what I mean.
I was thinking of going with about the same setup you have 99mongooSS
I will be able to pull my motor pretty cheap. I am just worried about sending a aluminum block out to a local machine shop if you know what I mean.
I was thinking of going with about the same setup you have 99mongooSS