built04SS Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 looking for some forged turbo pistons for my build im using stock stroke lq crank and havnt made mind up on rods yet but prob going 6.125 but just lmk what you have thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverad0 SS Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Check out diamond pistons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianVRss Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Stock bore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowsniper3006 Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 make sure you buy the right compression height pistons if going used or new used from someone (stroke/2)+rod+compression height of piston=deck hieght of block if using a zero deck stock deck is 9.240 your using (3.622/2)+6.125+x=9.240 7.936+x=9.240 x=1.304 compression height Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownFogger540 Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 stock ls pistons sit .01" out of the bore thats why the .051" stock gasket thickness dont waste your time and money trying to find pistons to go with stock stroke and 6.125 rods if your doing that you will also need to get it all balanced and other m/c work just get a stroker kit you will be miles ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
built04SS Posted November 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 well my motor builder owes me so hes doing all my machine work and balancing for free and i dont want to do a stroker i want to do something diff im just gonna buy new pistons but do i need to stick with a stock rod length or what would be best but i do not want to do a stroker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownFogger540 Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 if you have the rods allready then just buy the pistons u want, that rod with a stoke stroke would be real hard to find a piston laying around, new no prob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
built04SS Posted November 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 yeah im just going to get some brand new ones ima order them tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MID12sSSS Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Ive got a set of Diamond forged pistons with a steel top ring set for nitrous or boost. They have -2cc valve reliefs in them. Not sure what you are wanting for compression, but these are as close to stock forged as you can get. Ran me about 1100 bucks. Not using them anymore, went with a different route. They can be yours for $700 plus shipping. Shop around and get back to me if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
built04SS Posted November 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 im running a good bit of boost so need more than that and i just ordered some from diamon for 600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MID12sSSS Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 (edited) Damn! $600? Good deal. And good luck with the build. I went through Texas Speed and the best deal i could get was $900. But the rings alone were $250 What compression ratio did you end up going with? How much boost are you planning on running? Edited November 26, 2012 by MID12sSSS (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
built04SS Posted November 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 im going to run between 6 and 25 lol and i wont really know the ratio till i get my gaskets and all that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MID12sSSS Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Ahh okay. Yeah im running 10.2/1 with a radix at 8psi. But when i go with the TVS ill have to drop it quite a bit. Id imagine to 9.3ish. Hopefully i can get away with thick gaskets and maybe some aftermarket heads with bigger chambers to lower compression, cuz i dont wanna do a piston swap for the 3rd time. It gets expensive and time consuming, as im sure you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
built04SS Posted November 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 o yeah it sucks lol but this is my first turbo build so i wanna do it right the first time so i dont have to go threw that bc i got some small cc head and thats going to play alott in this build too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MID12sSSS Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Ah. Okay. Yeah you dont want stock piston dimensions with even smaller cc heads. I love builds. Their so much fun. Be sure to make a build thread when you're done or during your build. Take lots of pics and good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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