low comp pistons or 3mm HG
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either way is just as effective, however changing out to different pistons is MUCH MUCH more involved obviously, as you will be removing and rebuilding the whole bottom end.
#4
Low compression pistons are better due to more squish and better sealing. But obviously a head gasket is much easier and less expensive to do, and many people run the head gaskets successfully.
So if you are planning a radical build then you'd be better off with pistons. For a "normal" build the gasket should be fine.
So if you are planning a radical build then you'd be better off with pistons. For a "normal" build the gasket should be fine.
#5
well im not goin really that big!....im goin FI soon and i just wanna have decent numbers coz this will be a DD with the stock diff just thought about having some leak issues if i go with a thicker HG!
#6
if you go with aftermarket pistons you should also sleeve the block... IIRC, lower CR pistons tend to chew up the fiber-reinforced cylinder walls... I also believe the S2K piston is a "slipper piston" design to work with the walls and oil distribution system.
I could be wrong, though... This was from a conversation I had Mase .
John
I could be wrong, though... This was from a conversation I had Mase .
John
#7
If you're serious about this project, your first mod needs to be a beater Going for big enough power that you're going to be concerned with compression ratios on a daily driver, that's 7 years old (an '01 I presume), with a stock differential is not a good idea IMHO. I'm just SC'd with a measely 300hp, if I didn't have a beater I would have done considerably more walking than driving in the past few months.
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#8
I'm running 25 psi on 110 octane and very close to 600 whp on just the 3mm HG/ARP headstuds and I haven't had any problems.