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Forged zetec pistons
Shooter63 - 23/7/15 at 07:50 PM

I'm starting to get the parts together for my zetec winter rebuild, where is the best place ( ie cheapest ) to buy zetec forged pistons from?

Cheers

Shooter

Paul Turner - 24/7/15 at 08:04 PM

You don't want cheap you want good. Anything else is a possible waste of money.

Shooter63 - 24/7/15 at 08:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Paul Turner
You don't want cheap you want good. Anything else is a possible waste of money.


Is there such a thing as bad forged pistons? If so what type do I need to avoid.

Shooter

Paul Turner - 25/7/15 at 07:46 AM

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Originally posted by Shooter63
quote:
Originally posted by Paul Turner
You don't want cheap you want good. Anything else is a possible waste of money.


Is there such a thing as bad forged pistons? If so what type do I need to avoid.

Shooter


Buy only form a reputable source such as Burto Power. Buy the right part and you will only have to buy once, if you buy cheap you could well end up buying twice.

But why bother with buying pistons. You can but a complete brand new crate Blacktop which costs a lot less than rebuilding an engine. After selling the bits I did not need my Blacktop stands me at about £500.

Shooter63 - 25/7/15 at 11:04 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Paul Turner
quote:
Originally posted by Shooter63
quote:
Originally posted by Paul Turner
You don't want cheap you want good. Anything else is a possible waste of money.


Is there such a thing as bad forged pistons? If so what type do I need to avoid.

Shooter


Buy only form a reputable source such as Burto Power. Buy the right part and you will only have to buy once, if you buy cheap you could well end up buying twice.

But why bother with buying pistons. You can but a complete brand new crate Blacktop which costs a lot less than rebuilding an engine. After selling the bits I did not need my Blacktop stands me at about £500.


Ok but which pistons are you saying are rubbish, so far I've found 4 different manufactures
Accralite ( used these before quality product )
Wossner ( never used them but plenty of people seem to )
Je pistons ( used them before good quality )
Ross racing ( used them before, built like tanks and can take all sorts of abuse ( nitrous etc))

I've already got a zetec on tb's etc but want more power ( like we all do) so I'm going to rebuild the bottom end with steel rods/ forged pistons, a nice head , p4 newman cams etc e6 bgh box and a slipper in the rear. But like anybody I just want to find the best deal on any item that I buy.

Shooter

coozer - 25/7/15 at 05:34 PM

Check out pumaspeed for rs mk1 focus..

Pistons are cheaper from USA on eBay but with shipping and custom £££ its just as cheap to buy from puma's unless your very lucky!

I'll be going for the wossner ones for my turbo build.

prawnabie - 25/7/15 at 05:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Paul Turner
quote:
Originally posted by Shooter63
quote:
Originally posted by Paul Turner
You don't want cheap you want good. Anything else is a possible waste of money.


Is there such a thing as bad forged pistons? If so what type do I need to avoid.

Shooter


Buy only form a reputable source such as Burto Power. Buy the right part and you will only have to buy once, if you buy cheap you could well end up buying twice.

But why bother with buying pistons. You can but a complete brand new crate Blacktop which costs a lot less than rebuilding an engine. After selling the bits I did not need my Blacktop stands me at about £500.


Don't forget the crate engines are now NOS, they stopping manufacturing them in 2004 so 99% of them are going to be at least 11 years old, thus requiring cam belt changes.

Paul Turner - 25/7/15 at 06:55 PM

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Originally posted by prawnabie
Don't forget the crate engines are now NOS, they stopping manufacturing them in 2004 so 99% of them are going to be at least 11 years old, thus requiring cam belt changes.


100% will be 11 years old. But what's the issue fitting a new cam belt. Changed mine when the engine came up to 10 years old but had only done 10,000 miles in 5 years in the car.

prawnabie - 26/7/15 at 06:10 AM

brand new suggests they are exactly that, which they aren't- they are NOS now. Just a little extra cost to factor in if deciding to buy a crate vs rebuild

[Edited on 26/7/15 by prawnabie]

750mc - 26/7/15 at 03:42 PM

What size engine do you have? If it's an 1800 ditch it and put a 2000 in it for starters. 15bhp ish there for starters.

Shooter63 - 26/7/15 at 04:18 PM

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Originally posted by 750mc
What size engine do you have? If it's an 1800 ditch it and put a 2000 in it for starters. 15bhp ish there for starters.


It's a 2.0 already, it reads 160bhp at the fly, I want about the same but at the wheels hence the planned upgrades.

Shooter