8.5:1 Pistons!?!?
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8.5:1 Pistons!?!?
Ok, as some of you might know, I blew my motor. I took it apart last saturday and found that as usual I blew the ring land on cylinder 4. Anywho, I took my head to work today, and were gonna CC the combustion chambers, surface it, possibly throw it on the flow bench, then do a full radius valve job, and port the hell out of it, then maybe throw it back on the flow bench. With all this crazy head work, I want 8.5:1 pistons to go with it, to make the motor more reliable, because 20 psi with 9.5:1 compression is too much (even though after the head work I'll prolly be at like 16 or 17 psi). Bottom line...
I CAN'T FIND ANY 8.5:1 PISTONS!!!!!!!!!! HELP!!!!!
I CAN'T FIND ANY 8.5:1 PISTONS!!!!!!!!!! HELP!!!!!
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j body performance has some wiseco pistons that are 8.5:1. i was honestly thinking of getting them myself. they are a little bit expensive, but still sheaper than a new motor.
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As posted in another thead try calling the fellow who is involved in my pistons.
Adam Silverthorn
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I wouldn't change the Rod length, because if you start going shorter, you will lose some of the torque that our motors are known for. Sure you can possibly gain horsepower, but I wouldn't want to turn into a Honda motor.
Hey witt- The 2.2L rods are only tested "safe" to 250hp, I think Blown4 is gonna be goin higher than that.
Don't forget if you can't get all the way down to a 8.5:1 piston, you can use a 8.75 piston and get a slightly thicker head gasket, that can drop CR alittle bit. Maybe .05-.1CR, but it can help. Just make sure it is a high quality gasket.
You are using ARP head studs now right? Cause our head studs are torque to yield, so they must be replaced after each use.
Hey witt- The 2.2L rods are only tested "safe" to 250hp, I think Blown4 is gonna be goin higher than that.
Don't forget if you can't get all the way down to a 8.5:1 piston, you can use a 8.75 piston and get a slightly thicker head gasket, that can drop CR alittle bit. Maybe .05-.1CR, but it can help. Just make sure it is a high quality gasket.
You are using ARP head studs now right? Cause our head studs are torque to yield, so they must be replaced after each use.
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Thanks a lot man! I will definatly shoot him an email!
Thanks a lot man I will definatly shoot him an email!
You don't change the stroke to lower compression. You change the dome or dish of the piston, also if you use a head gasket to lower compression, HELLO DETONATION!!!!
As posted in another thead try calling the fellow who is involved in my pistons.
Adam Silverthorn
Wiseco Piston Canada
Phone: (519)537-6281 Ext. 4103
Fax: (519)537-8508
asilverthorn@wiseco.com
www.wiseco.com
Adam Silverthorn
Wiseco Piston Canada
Phone: (519)537-6281 Ext. 4103
Fax: (519)537-8508
asilverthorn@wiseco.com
www.wiseco.com
I wouldn't change the Rod length, because if you start going shorter, you will lose some of the torque that our motors are known for. Sure you can possibly gain horsepower, but I wouldn't want to turn into a Honda motor.
Hey witt- The 2.2L rods are only tested "safe" to 250hp, I think Blown4 is gonna be goin higher than that.
Don't forget if you can't get all the way down to a 8.5:1 piston, you can use a 8.75 piston and get a slightly thicker head gasket, that can drop CR alittle bit. Maybe .05-.1CR, but it can help. Just make sure it is a high quality gasket.
You are using ARP head studs now right? Cause our head studs are torque to yield, so they must be replaced after each use.
Hey witt- The 2.2L rods are only tested "safe" to 250hp, I think Blown4 is gonna be goin higher than that.
Don't forget if you can't get all the way down to a 8.5:1 piston, you can use a 8.75 piston and get a slightly thicker head gasket, that can drop CR alittle bit. Maybe .05-.1CR, but it can help. Just make sure it is a high quality gasket.
You are using ARP head studs now right? Cause our head studs are torque to yield, so they must be replaced after each use.
Last edited by Blown 4-banger; 03-27-2007 at 12:34 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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Thanks a lot man! I will definatly shoot him an email!
Thanks a lot man I will definatly shoot him an email!
You don't change the stroke to lower compression. You change the dome or dish of the piston, also if you use a head gasket to lower compression, HELLO DETONATION!!!!
Thanks a lot man I will definatly shoot him an email!
You don't change the stroke to lower compression. You change the dome or dish of the piston, also if you use a head gasket to lower compression, HELLO DETONATION!!!!
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I'll keep that in mind
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Hmm, in the 400 I rebuilt for my GTO, I lowered the CR from 10.75 to about 10.1 with piston and a slightly thicker head gasket. I never had any problems with detonation, but it might be different with new motors. Although it was only .01 thicker.
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Well Wiesco said a set of 4 8.5:1 forged pistons with rings and pins is $775 Canadian... This would mean a lot more if I knew how much that is in USD
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The only effective quench are on an ecotec contains too much of a gap to actually be effective. Anything over .045" and quench doesn't happen.
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LOL! I didn't think diamond was able to make then, considering they only sell pistons with extremly high compression ratios. I didn't think they would know how to make a 8.5:1 piston
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Just cause they don't doesn't mean they can't. All they have to do is shorten the top slightly. Nevermind that concept might be a little too much for a trusted piston company that took the time to be one of the first to make pistons for the LSJ. I mean they can figure out how to make 9.5:1, 10:1 and 10.5:1 but moving the other directions takes an entirely different approach to making pistons.
You should really be looking for rods too. They aren't rated for much more than the pistons.
You should really be looking for rods too. They aren't rated for much more than the pistons.