Best piston choice for build

[95talonracer]

I am building a 1g motor with new rods and pistons. I was wondering what everyone prefers over the other for rod and piston choice. What else do I need becides rods, pistons, main and rod bearings, balance shaft eliminate kit, belts, and full gasket kit.

[JET]

Daily driver, pure track car, weekend warrior? What kind of power do you ultimately want to go for? Nitrous?

[sleepydsm]

I'd assume Wiseco pistons and Eagle rods would be enough if you were building a motor. Maybe you should get AWD first lol. :p

[Super Bleeder!!]

i doubt you'll overpower a stock 6bolt (correctly tuned)

[Shane55113]

1G big rods, and 2g pistons. people have run 10's with this combo plus its cheaper then buying forged pistons. Stock 1g compression is garbage, its 7.8:1, so go to 8.5:1 or something around that good for pump gas and makes more power.

[1QUICK4]

Maybe you should get AWD first lol. :p

F-That, FWD 4 Life Yo!


You should be fine with Wiseco/Eagle set-up

[niterydr]

1G big rods, and 2g pistons. people have run 10's with this combo plus its cheaper then buying forged pistons. Stock 1g compression is garbage, its 7.8:1, so go to 8.5:1 or something around that good for pump gas and makes more power.

Not worth the machine costs if done correctly.


Just go weisco on eagle, its proven time and time again, and very cost effective.

[95talonracer]

Ok so i found the wiseco piston and eagle rod setup as a combo for like 750 shipped. Is this a good deal? Should I get the 20 over or will stock be fine? thanks for all the help. It will be a half way daily driver/weekend car. I am getting my tranny done by team rip engineering and I am doing the performance setup with a taller 5th gear and the cheaper limited slip. I found that the pistons have seen 900 HP and the rods eagle sais will hold 800HP so i dont know what I will end up with for power in the end but will hvae around 450 with my supporting mods right now. also what do 550s hold up to for power with a afpr, and 255.

[Jakey]

Is this a good deal?
Who's the price through? There are some vendors out there who are always overpriced, plain and simple.

I am getting my tranny done by team rip engineering...
Have you spoken to TRE? If so, what kind of turn-around time have they given you? Like I've mentioned somewhere else around here, I have not seen a positive customer service review of TRE on any forum in many months.

also what do 550s hold up to for power with a afpr, and 255.
New thread?

[Turbocharged]

As others have said, 2g pistons on 1g rods are a proven combination. I recommend using ARP rod bolts, headstuds, and main studs (if you decide to use ARP main studs, use the CRCO dowel kit as well). Going with the eagle/wiseco combination gives you a little more peace of mind.

I recommend TRE to anyone interested in a transmission build. I have over 70k miles on my TRE transmission and have yet to have a problem with it. I have the basic rebuild with double synchro 1st/2nd. Shep racing is also a great transmission shop.