Anyone know a place to get fair priced forged pistons for my 97 GTP
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03-21-2010
Anyone know a place to get fair priced forged pistons for my 97 GTP
03-21-2010
Unless less you plan on running faster than a 9 sec 1/4 you do not need forged pistons. Get a good tune and the stock pistons will hold up fine.
03-21-2010
ok im going to go threw the motor cuz its got 168,000 of REAL hard miles on it so i was just kicking forged around, i notcied summit has hypertech Keith Blacks for a reasonable price
03-21-2010
what do you think of hypertech pistons?
03-21-2010
ive never run them its always been forged with me
03-21-2010
I would just pick up a good used short block. Be a lot cheaper.
03-22-2010
these blocks in stock form take retarded amounts of power when you keep the detonation in check
03-22-2010
^yup, and keep the heat down.
Got to watch that stock piston ring gap, its set for emissions, not for racing.
~F~
03-25-2010
Well if that was true I wouldn’t have grenaded my number three and cracked my number one, also shot two holes through the block.Originally Posted by Bio248
03-22-2010
lol its not a dragster... normal pistons will be fine want to buy a set??? i got 1 full set extra ha
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03-22-2010
i am looking to do a mild tune, pulley, headers, computer, t stat and other little gadgets (following the advise and tunes that have been posted on here) this will be my first 6 that i have ever tried to get power out of. My last project was the camaro in the picture. it and everthing else has been BB Chevy and i just figured these 3800s pistons where like every other OEM GM piston, "long lasting just dont throw any power to them"!!! This is why i joined this form cuz i just learned something, THANK YOU guys for saving me a pile of money.
03-22-2010
have fun with the modding. you won't need to change internals until huge amounts of power like bio said. 800hp is the number i've heard thrown around if you keep low KR, and that would just be ridiculously hard to get to. you certainly won't need anything like pistons for a 3.4 setup which is about what you have in the post above.
03-22-2010
im doing the rebuild regaurdless it burns oil and smokes like crazy. the reason for my question about the pistons is so if i get a wild hair down the road to do more i wont be limited due to crap pistions but you guys made it clear that they are good stock and i thank you guys for pointing that out.. and i called around and a used SC short block is worth its weight in gold around here so thats out of the question everyone up here is real greedy
03-23-2010
they are all like that. you have to find someone on the forums selling stuff and you can usually get it for dramatically cheaper.
03-25-2010
did you read the second half of the sentence? obviously something was not correct for that to happen. the block doesnt just decide to give up one day.
03-25-2010
Sorry to offend, but the detonation was in check, i was miss informed. had to much boost going through the car.
03-25-2010
and how much was that?
03-26-2010
you probably got the cylinders too hot and the top ring gap closed up. i swear this is why all these people chip pistons and not because of knock.
03-26-2010
You sir are correct.
Hints my first post why I said what I said.
The stock pistons can take a beating for what your goals are, no need to go forged unless your going all out and building it from scratch balanced and blue printed and making it a mean machine that CAN take more of a beating than stock piston can.
Knock destroys rod and main bearings more than anything.
~F~
03-26-2010
I was running about 18 to 22 pounds (mp-112 supercharger)of boost and the guys at intense racing told me I could keep the stock pistons and crank. What do they know.
Last edited by Viperkill97; 03-26-2010 at 02:06 PM.
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