rowen210

Short story: My main question is what kind of pistons to get for a budget 5.0 rebuild to achive 9.5 or greater compression. No spray or F/I

Long story: I am rebuilding a 5.0 out of an 86 GT. I have GT40p heads, 93 cobra intake/throttle, trick flow stage 1 cam, and the 86 block/ pistons/ rods.
My block just got out of the machine shop. It got honed (still standard bore) cam bearings, freeze plugs, washed. Crank was shaved .010.
I realize that the 86 flat top pistons will not work due to p2v clearence. So i need new pistons in the kit.
So if i use the stock rods then what what BUDGET pistons do i get? The cam specs say it needs 9.5:1-10:1 compression. I will not be spraying nitrus or fitting a blower so aluminum pistons are fine with me.
There are just so many choices... flat top w/2 or 4 valve reliefs, dish topped. Some that are twice as much as other and i dont know why. It asks me the rod lingth and idk... whatever standard size is? Should i get used explorer or mustang pistons? Do you have used pistons for sale?
Please point me in a direction or send a link for summit or jegs. This will be my first complete motor rebuild and i would like for it to not blow up on me.

rowen210

I just realized that i probably posted this in tne wrong section... an a mod move tis to a fox body or 5.0 section?