Re: Why buy Forged Pistons?

[Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>]

On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 20:45:47 -0700 "Wing Gee" <winggee@hotmail.com>
writes:
>forged piston just has a higher tolerance to knocking than cast.. 
>probably
>stands up to more heat. if you have a perfectly tuned motor, i think 
>stock
>pistons would work just as well to a certain degree... as for me.. i 
>want
>mad power... :-) like 250-300 at the wheel :-) i figure since my motor 
>is
>apart. i might as well. at least that's what i think. someone feel 
>free to
>correct me as i may be wrong..
>
>Wing


I could go on for days on this subject but I wont. You all can thank me
by sending cash. That will be fine. :)

The short version is this:
Forged pistons offer lighter weight which is better for high rpm's.
They're a little stronger than cast (alignment of atoms on the production
process... oops, too much details.. sorry!) which means they will
tolerate high heat a little better as well. 

The downside is you will see a definite consumption of oil since they
require a much larger clearance to accommodate the clearance
requirements. Another downside is the clatter diesel sound it makes when
its cold or when its idling for a long time. Some of the newer pistons
claim that they have a new alloy that fixes this oil consumption problem
and clatter. I have no experience or data to prove this claim. 

That's about it. 


Shawn Méze
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