i am building my 302 to 10:1 compression ratio and will be pushing around 400 on motor and 75 hp on the bottle. I was wandering what a good cheap priced piston u all would suggest. I have looked at the speed pro ones on summit and they look pretty good. dont want to spend the price on je pistons if i dont have to. looking around 300 dollar range without rings.

 

nobody has any suggestions

 

Dude, you want 400HP, 10:1 and your going to throw a shot (small) of juice on it and you want a cheap piston? Why? If you decide, reconsider, come to your senses, whatever that you want a good piston go to www.coasthigh.com and get Probe.

 

ross pistons are good quality too. +1 on probe.

 

i was planning on the probe

 

would you read that over please. Is it just me or is what you said a little hard to understand. I will refraise what i said. I want a cheap priced good quality piston.

looked at the probe ones. are the fps series good. i can get them for under 400

 

well there aqre several out there

trw
ross
manley.............etc
keith black

 

For the money the Speed Pro forged are the best deal...$266.99 (with rings) Jegs/Summit.

But they won't give you the compression you need.

I dunno about the others aside from you get what you pay for and they are worlds ahead of the Speed Pros in terms of "building a better mouse trap" style engine.

Good luck to you Sir,
Ivan

 

i was looking at the trw ones or speed pro. i think they are the same company. they are cheap, but are a little heavy
i have heard nothing but good things about the prope pistons and they are only around 60 dollars more and alot lighter.

 

you can drill tiny holes around the top of the pistion for wt saving and works great with nitrous