Thread: Chipped pistons options

Sorry about the coating answer...you said what was the difference and that really is it...the coating. AFAIK everything is the same...I think even the pins are identical too. IMO, only thing I would put any money into is the rod bearings and the rods themselves. That is just me though...I'd get some powdered rods and Clevite Bearings...that way when you rebuild it...it'll be stronger...you'll have less a chance of this happening IMO. Also, I'd get a 3" Downpipe for it...you can get them catted too...but after seeing this...I'd want the thing to breathe...and since you have the engine out...it'll be easy as hell to do. Plus, better performance when you need it and better MPG's to boot.

Let us know what happens!!

Originally Posted by Thinkmoto

I'm thinking about just getting some L67 pistons,reusing the rods,new rod/main bearings,maybe some gasket matching...maybe,ebay headers and re-ring/hone. I think then It would be much better then factory and have some safety factor too. Thanks for the replies everything is coming together in my head now

L67 pistons work fine in an L32. New bearings and you should be good to go.

yea man find out what gm says. if its .15 or so i would deff run it at .20

i was talking to a guy that runs spray with his set up and they say you need to gap the rings even bigger with spray also. he said the only draw back was oil blow by past the rings and you might burn some oil. he said with his large ring gap he has not burned any oil that he can notice. so i would not be afraid to go a little big.

Gas mileage and not having to spend money on another rebuild sound like good excuses to me...just tell her the exhaust is broken and that is how much the new stuff costs.

Originally Posted by Thinkmoto

True true, wish I could just get the car back for myself. It would be nice to recoup something from the divorce

Why do you want to build up the car for an ex anyway? Just fix it back to running condition. If it happens again, let her on her own.

Originally Posted by Thinkmoto

Anyone got some L67 pistons they'd part with? Please

I have two, if that helps.

Does Ed Morad have any pistons?

Well, I do have a set of 6 TRW pistons that you can put on your old rods in my FS thread.

I got some L36's w/ rods...but then you would for SURE need headers because of the higher compression.

Originally Posted by badbrad

rob, pm me when ya can about the top ring gap

i never got any more info, he said he would have to look at his build sheet to know for sure. when he gets back to me ill let you know.

Morad still has no L32 pistons,but has plenty of L67 pistons. 6 for $100 so I'll be buying some from him in less something pops up in the next few days.
Ok so is the ZZP engine overhaul kit all Felpro stuff? Price looks good at $219 with head gaskets.
I might be able to beat that at Oreilly with a friends employee discount. Also going to look into a ring set, main and rod bearings. Hopefully the discount will be enough that I can weasel the headers into the mix.

Any other little things I should be doing? gasket matching? any porting or cleanup work? lap all the valves in/de-carbon them.

nothing better than carnage pics!!!!! reminds me of me

stock ring gap if you have not found it...


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Originally Posted by Thinkmoto

It doesn't show up,I'm not a member.

Anyways Where is everyone getting there gaskets from? I was gonna get the complete engine kit from ZZP I need everything gaskets,rings,bearings,etc. Any suggestions on reassembly? Things I should be keeping an eye out for?

I always buy my Felpro stuff from the local Autozone. Always cheaper than ZZP for stuff like gaskets. Well, either autozone or rockauto, whoever is cheapest.