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  1. #1 Introductions are in order 
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    Hey,

    Not exactly new the forum as i've been delving into it for the better part of a year, and in which time I acquired a 01' GTP Coupe for 500$. Did a fair bit of front end/exhaust maintenance and she's been on the road since. Well, until last weekend when I tore the heads off to find two chipped pistons. I mean, damn were they chipped. And the cylinders not scored? Anyway, just came to say hello. Cheers.
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    Pretty rare for them to do any cylinder wall damage, the chip smacks the head and spark plug a few times and out the exhaust it goes.

    Sucks that you need a motor now.

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    Often they chip on a stocker? I've yet to adjust pulley sizes or tuning, lest the previous owner did play with the computer (Unlikely)
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    If they never ran 91+ octane it can happen more often, so if they ran it hard alot with 87 octane it was doomed.


    But it can happen to anyone even if they ran 91+ from day one, a weakness in the metal or just something out of the blue type of thing.

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    Might be the wrong guy to ask, but what's with this 800 dollar figure for forged pistons; v6 to boot?
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    JY engine would be about half that... Lol
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    Walk to the junkyard, buy a motor for 400 bucks. Walk home, install, drive. Forged internals is not worth it on these motors unless you plan on breaking ZZps record which they set with a stock bottom end.. ~1000wHP. I run 18psi of boost through my stock l32
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    Fair enough lol
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