right vauxhall xe pistons are the way forward here,just wondering is there a difference between na and turbo pistons on these? any easy ways to tell? cut outs?cheers

 

anyone?

 

wouldnt have a clue,,, what about pm'ing phil m

 

Dont use vauxhall pistons! for a little more money you can have proper forged pistons.

The states have all the rods and pistons you could ever need! + whats the exchange rate at the mo???

Vax what?

 

what a little more than 7 quid that i found a set for?where?

but out of interest know any yank sites?

 

would you put £7 pistons in a zvh engine conversion

 

depends, think about it, 7 quid for pistons and 100 quid for the bottom end tops


thats 200 quid with machining, i would call that disposable

 

b19 bal!!!hooray,someone gets it!!!! after spending nigh on 20 grand on me old cossie,im fed up of loadsa cash,followed by band then loads more cash! and just cos they 7 quid dont mean they fooked. but,saying that,i just spent 5 mins searching and found proper 8.2:1 forged items AND crower rods for 560 quid (NEW!!!) in usa!

so far i have spent 300 quid on a xr3i with rst engine,got 285t2 cam,grp a coil, fast rd clutch,erl 5th injector driver,chipped ecu,stainless exhaust, pace ic, 17 inch rims, stipped interior,induction kit,home made ic spray,and s2 front calipers,that includes the price of the car!!! not doin too badlyso far! need 50 quids worth o welding and she'll be reet!

 

and a pm of the sire ya found would be nice

 

Dude if you told us that i would of advised you to use a "disposable engine" with a fith injector driver nah only kidding sorta

But i get what ya mean

 

@ jano

 

gingem sent!

 

 

can i have the pm too please lol

 

Greg, Vaux XE NA pistons are fine for ZVH conversion, but too high a CR for Zetec 16vs For a 16v use Calibra ones.

Id personally not bother using then at the moment, purely as they are becomming an arse to find decent sets...also id not use them much above 300bhp.

PS. Ive seen people quoted for rings at £200 a set I pay about £40 incase you get stuck....same for machining, if you get stuck, jus shout.