i have boght some pistons advertised as c20let ones and when they have arrived they are mahle ones from an xe engine. just wondering what pistons people have used, maybe some 86mm ones made for another engine? any comments would be much appreciated. cheers, ben

 

JE pistons from the usa and only about £250 to your door with rings and pins

 

Look on the xe pistons fopr a number. usually under the crown. If it containes a letter 'P' then they are forged pistons. In early pre 1990 xe's they used forged pistons and forged cranks. They later used cast.

 

yeah they are the forged ones and in proper good condition but the CR will be too high and im not using a compression plate etc. just wondering if any other 86mm pistons from other turbo cars had been used before

 

In what engine ?

XE ones will give a cr of 7:4.1 in a zvh and 8:1 in a zetec

and good for 400 bhp if they are the early forged type

 

c20xe or c20let? which ones mate

 

C20XE

 

yeah they are going in a zetec turbo, didnt want to run it as high as 8.1

 

what power you wanting ?

8.1 is not high most american zetec turbo pistons are 9.1

 

cheers