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cheapest place to buy new mahle pistons standard CR?

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Old May 24, 2010 | 10:05 PM
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as above cheers andy
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Old May 25, 2010 | 10:07 AM
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Why only Mahle? There are some great piston and rods out there now days.
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Old May 25, 2010 | 10:20 AM
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Old May 25, 2010 | 11:44 AM
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Yup matt lewis,did me a cracking price last year
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Old May 25, 2010 | 11:49 AM
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shame,theres a set for 350 unopened on fleabay,but are .5
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Old May 25, 2010 | 06:19 PM
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Just bought a set from matt lewis myself 07910818110, can call him anytime up to around 9pm is ok.
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id try something else personaly
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Originally Posted by Pete frst
shame,theres a set for 350 unopened on fleabay,but are .5
99% of us would need at least 0.5 anyway, find me a RST block with no bore wear??
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Originally Posted by Karlos G
99% of us would need at least 0.5 anyway, find me a RST block with no bore wear??
very true, do they come with new rings aswel from matt?
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Originally Posted by Karlos G
99% of us would need at least 0.5 anyway, find me a RST block with no bore wear??
Mine 63000 miles original honing marks were still all there.
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Originally Posted by Karlos G
99% of us would need at least 0.5 anyway, find me a RST block with no bore wear??

ha ha,too true........
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Originally Posted by Rob_DOHC
Mine 63000 miles original honing marks were still all there.
Meassure it with a bore gauge Rob to be sure, took me 4 blocks to find one with less than 0.001 thou of wear!
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Any 1600 cvh block is fine, No turbo would be better as more than likely has less wear in the first place. Best block to have is very early 1600CVH block like the S1.
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