Has Anyone Ever Bought Itm Pistons?

[chanley talon]

I was searching diffrent places to buy factory spec turbo pistons the cheapest set i found was at Northen auto parts . There pistons were 138.00 shipping included . So i asked where do you get them from and they said they come from ITM . Has anyone ever used these? Are they good or bad?

 

[luvmygst]

INternal motor parts are not somthing you really want to skimp on. If I had to ask if it was any good i wouldnt put it in my motor. But mabey thats just me. Factory mitsu pistons are only $199. IT would be worth the extra 60 bucks to me.

 

[92awddsm]

I was searching diffrent places to buy factory spec turbo pistons the cheapest set i found was at Northen auto parts . There pistons were 138.00 shipping included . So i asked where do you get them from and they said they come from ITM . Has anyone ever used these? Are they good or bad?

I have ITM pistons in my stock rebuil shortblock and they have held up fine for over 5k miles. Most of these miles were at 25+ psi and some were even at 30+psi with no issues what so ever. They are an exact copy of the oem pistons and the tops are coated just like oem.

 

[chanley talon]

Where did you get yours ? What rings did you use?

 

[Bmxr152]

Anyone else have any experience with these pistons? Bring this thread from the dead .

 

[TheBoosted96GST]

Reviving/hijacking Anyone else using these pistons? ITM, good results? anyone recommend coating the pistons with anything, i'm lookin at putting these pistons in on a motor

 

[chanley talon]

I used the itms piston and everyone cracked a ringland. I would not buy another set.

 

[donniekak]

I used the itms piston and everyone cracked a ringland. I would not buy another set.

Sounds more like bad detonation than the pistons. Very odd for a whole set to be bad. I ran a set in a stealth tt, and ran 11's at 26 psi in a 4000lb car. Drove the car across the country twice and sold it, still runs now.

 

[lacroixdp]

They are great pistons... I've ran them with no issues before. Parts Dinosaur sells them for cheap. They are the OEM pistons if you buy them from the dealership.

 

[Hardin]

I didn't the know that OEM pistons were ITM. . I heard they were pretty good.

-Hardin

 

[lacroixdp]

Yup. The ITM engine gasket kit is pretty good too.

 

[1timehondalover]

You can buy Nippon pistons through an ebay seller for less than $100 shipped with rings. They are identical to what you will receive if you buy "OEM" pistons through Slowboy or ExtremePsi but you will save about $120.

When I bought my first set of 2g pistons from Slowboy they sent me a set of Nippon pistons. I called and threw a fit since they were listed under OEM parts on their site and not listed in the same section as the Toplines. They swore up and down that Nippon made the OEM pistons for Mitsu originally.

I will say that after running a set in my 7 bolt and in a 6 bolt I am very happy with them as they have stood up to quite a beating while I was learning to tune.

 

[chanley talon]

I would try Nippon pistons. Here's the deal i pulled three out that had cracked piston ring lands due to the material just falling apart or maybe some detonation had occurred but the one piston that was original was fine . I have never had a o.e.m. piston do this out of several builds. I find it strange that 3 i.t.m. failed and the o.em. was fine. I'm not saying don't buy them i am just letting you know my experience with them.

 

[FLASH1970]

From what I have been able to find, the NPR pistons are made in Japan and the ITM ones are made in Tiawan. So, it may be the same casting (because they do look identical) but maybe the alloy they make the pistons out of is different... I dunno. But, I would like to know where 1timehondalover got his pistons from.

 

[spaugh]

Nippon and NPR are the same company. NPR stands for Nippon Piston Ring