i want to know which coating would be a better investment, the top coating or the skirt coating... and how much of a difference it would be getting them coated to not getting them coated. im sticking with the stock blower for as long as i have the car. im going to be getting an ott stage1 kit, full exhaust and some cooling mods, thats it.

 

The ceramic coating will help with heat. The moly coating will help with wear from side loading. Get them both.

 

If your gonna be swappin some pistons man id expect youd wanna do more than just a OTT stage 1... ? No..?

 

look at this a true post from streetdreamz that didnt s**t over the poster...amazing what you can do postively

 

lawlz^

 

if you can, get both. if you can only get one, get the sides.

because the only reasons the stock ones fail is because they cannot handle the heat levels as the forged ones can, say like diamonds. so in reality, you don't really NEED either coating since you'e just going ottp stage1. but if you do get one coating get the sides, the tops will be fine if youre just doing stage1

 

I would do them both if possible just beacause if you decide to modify to a greater extent you have nothing to worry about

 

Nice to know that some people are worried about reliability instead of just pushing the limits of what they can get by with..

 

a forged diamond piston in itself is plenty reliable for ottp stage1...

 

I guess I didn't word that really clearly.

Its nice to see people worrying about the big stuff early on in builds. Better safe than sorry.

 

did you see post 6?

 

Yes, I did.

He doesn't need them, but its still a nice upgrade over cast aluminum. Definitely more reliable.

 

no he does need the pistons. i'm just saying the coating aren't a must. i would upgrade the pistons before i did ANYTHING.

 

Oh sorry, I misread your post.

I agree that he probably won't ever need the ceramic top coat, especially at the price. The side coating might be nice though.

 

yeah, i blew my engine at 60k miles so im getting pistons, rings, valves, valve springs while im at it. thanks for all the input everyone, ill probably end up getting both coatings because my car has been down for almost a month and its not too fun.

 

^^^X2

 

I'm not getting any coatings, can't afford it.