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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 06:21 PM
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has anyone seen or heard of these Y.C.P.pistons? no dish measurement, but they are 75mm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWDVW

they don't look forged. what your guys' take on them?
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 06:26 PM
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id like to know also i was looking at those. they are definatley cast pistons but i wonder how good they work.
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 06:32 PM
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that is a copycat seller that is selling what FJT sold to a bunch of SOHC turbo'd guys
those are suzuki vitara pistons
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by igo4bmx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that is a copycat seller that is selling what FJT sold to a bunch of SOHC turbo'd guys
those are suzuki vitara pistons</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 07:30 PM
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how much was fjt selling them for. makes sense this guy is from PR also.
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 05:41 PM
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are these pistons quality and do they work well with a z6 or is the compression to low
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 09:12 PM
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That guy doesnt claim those pistons to be forged. Because they're not.
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 09:33 PM
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if theyre not forged then why are they so good for boosted d's? do they lower the compression?
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 09:41 PM
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Ebay is the Fleamarket for the internet.....
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 09:45 PM
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Because they lower the compression to ~8.5:1 (depending on which head you use)
And they're cheap.
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 08:53 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mike93eh &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if theyre not forged then why are they so good for boosted d's? do they lower the compression?</TD></TR></TABLE> And there ringlands are a smidgen stronger.
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