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Old 07-22-2007, 06:59 PM
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has anyone used these or know if they are good?
or what piston would u recommend for a 331?
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Old 07-22-2007, 08:02 PM
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Default RE: mahle pistons

Mahle are good pistons but they are a little pricey. Probe Industries are good pistons too. What are you doing with the car, keith black pistons aren't bad and are affordable.
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Old 07-22-2007, 10:39 PM
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I have Mahle's in mine, they are VERY good quality, very strong, and very light weight. However, a piston/ring package starts at around $600 and just goes up. It depends on what you wanna do. If you wanna use boost/spray and not have to worry about pistons(as long as you don't detonate and fry them that is) then Mahle's, or others are good. For a mild budget build they may be waymore than you need. They are a good weight saving piston though. I'm running SBC stroker pistons and 5.7" Scat SBC rods though, so the piston/pin setupI'm usingis 85g lighter than the Ford 5.09 rod pistons also from Mahle
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Old 07-22-2007, 11:44 PM
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mahle pistons are amazing! they are manufactured in germany. they make pistons for ferrari and various other high performance including Formula 1 cars.
my dad was just there... so i got a nice ferrari piston. lol good stuff. i'm going to get them when i rebuild my engine
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Old 07-23-2007, 03:30 AM
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Like I said, VERY good quality. They know how to make a good piston
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Old 07-23-2007, 10:50 AM
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Default RE: mahle pistons

thanx for the info. im planning on doin an NA 331 with Scat forged crank and H-beam rods, not sure on if i wanna spray tho. ill prolly end up goin wit the mahle pistons even tho they are pricey.
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Old 07-23-2007, 11:40 AM
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If you're going with a forged crank/rods might as well get really good pistons like the Mahles, then if you do go spray you don't have to worry about a flimsy piston. You'll need a ring filer though, all their piston ring packs are file to fit, and make sure if you plan on doing boost or nitrous that you give them enough gap
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Old 07-23-2007, 11:46 AM
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If money is not an issue you could go with these. They are excellent.

http://www.diamondracing.net/home.asp
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Old 07-23-2007, 12:24 PM
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When you're ready, I can get you the everything in kit form and it will save you quite a bit of money. I sell Scat and offer several different brands of pistons as upgrades including Mahle.
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Old 07-23-2007, 05:46 PM
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also how do i decide whether i need flat top, dished, or dome pistons?? i would like to run on pump gas
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