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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 04:50 PM
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i am goin to send my standard 4x4 pistons to steve scott to get em machined

(valve cut outs for bd14 , and pocketed for low comp )

some people are sayin that this is a stupid idea and they will not last 2 minutes running greys t34 etc at high boost, stu will be live mapping it so i am thinkin that it WILL be ok if it is set up to the level of live mapping as pistons give up when the car runs lean etc etc , is this bollocks ?will they be ok if its all set up perfect or will they fuck up???


also my crank will have been machined for the second time, will this be ok or is the crank no good for 370ish bhp if its been reground twice???
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 04:53 PM
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are they mahls????????? if so yes they are fine and also stu can get it done
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 04:56 PM
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no, they are ks ,or summit, think its klous schmit or something like that
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 04:57 PM
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then again he may be a german porn star
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 04:57 PM
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dont use em mate mahles or nuffink
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 05:01 PM
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bollocks
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by the strut brace
no, they are ks ,or summit, think its klous schmit or something like that

They sound as dodgy as gary gliter
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 05:09 PM
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You have to remember its not the piston that fails if its proper mapped!!!!Although they will melt quicker if you develop a fueling fault!

Crank will be fine also!
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 06:22 PM
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who are you getting your bd 14 from strut brace because I need one as well.

Dave.
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 08:52 PM
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Up for the Strut Brace
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 09:11 PM
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phil, pistons dont ONLY fail due to det and running lean (ie melting) they can fail in other ways too (for example them being too weak and literally shattering)
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