LSM
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- Mar 25, 2018
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Phoenix,
Arizona
I know this question has been posted countless times on here, but I haven't been able to find anything more recent than 2015! I just bought a Manley Billet 100mm Crank (The stronger one of the two they make) and I have Manley Turbo Tuff I-Beam rods. It looks like I will be pushing around 650hp - 700hp to the wheels without the nitrous and anywhere from 725hp to 1025hp with the nitrous depending on which jets I decide to use. So obviously I'm going to be pushing a decent amount of power, also, this will be my daily driver. I currently have a Precision 55/58 Turbo with a .82AR Turbine Housing and plan on pushing about 30-35psi on the turbo and possibly going with a larger turbo in the near future, something like a 62/62 or something close to that. The block is at a shop about to have the cylinders bored to 86mm, so +1mm just to clarify. The head is mostly stock besides being professionally ported to a bit larger than the 1G intake and exhaust port size and some Kiggley "street" valves and springs, and GSC lifters, so no super high revs.....obviously that wouldn't be too good to be doing with the 2.3L stroker anyways!
So here's my problem, I wanted to go with either Manley Turbo Tuff or Weisco 1400HD Pistons, but Manley doesn't make the -6mm offset pistons in the Turbo Tuff platform and Weisco doesn't make the -6mm offset pistons in their 1400HD Piston platform.....so what the hell am I supposed to do??! I'm stressing over this pretty badly because now I am sitting on about $3200 between the rods and the crank and now I can't seem to find the pistons I need to support the power I will be set up for! Can anybody give me any info on what I should do? Anybody know what other pistons are very good and will handle high horsepower reliably? Please help me get this figured out ASAP as the shop is waiting for me to get the pistons so they can finish the block! Any information will be greatly appreciated!!
So here's my problem, I wanted to go with either Manley Turbo Tuff or Weisco 1400HD Pistons, but Manley doesn't make the -6mm offset pistons in the Turbo Tuff platform and Weisco doesn't make the -6mm offset pistons in their 1400HD Piston platform.....so what the hell am I supposed to do??! I'm stressing over this pretty badly because now I am sitting on about $3200 between the rods and the crank and now I can't seem to find the pistons I need to support the power I will be set up for! Can anybody give me any info on what I should do? Anybody know what other pistons are very good and will handle high horsepower reliably? Please help me get this figured out ASAP as the shop is waiting for me to get the pistons so they can finish the block! Any information will be greatly appreciated!!