anyone need a set of pistons for a I-5 turbo motor??

[JShadzi at aol.com]

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Actually, the stock turbo pistons are forged, when I talked to Weisco they
said that the factory piston was one of the best they'd ever seen, even down
to the rings and pin.  As Ameer says, the best reason for going custom is to
get any pistons at all as stock pieces are all but non-existent.  If you've
got good stock pistons (in a configuration that works in the application), no
real need to change anything.

Javad

In a message dated 9/9/2002 8:47:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, antar at attbi.com
writes:

>
> well, i guess the main advantage is that there available. I contacted a
> bunch of Mahle dealers and they don't have the OE pistons anywhere, let
> alone the right oversize. Also custom forged pistons are much stronger
> compared to stock cast pistons, and would put up w/ higher compression
> ratios and/or boost. They're supposed to be lighter as well b/c it takes
> less material to achieve the strength needed. And don't forget the fact
> that they're custom and you can choose the right size and compression
> ratio. that's what i can think of now...
>
> -ameer
>