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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 07:26 PM
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i am thinking about getting a set but some people tell me the suck and some say they are good so i was just wondering what you guys think
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 08:07 PM
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SRP got their bad reputation over a decade ago by having more fragile ring lands than stock pistons. I, among others, continued to bash them for years. JE/SRP deserved it for selling crap like that. Okay, the buying public made their point.

JE at some point cleaned the SRP line up... it's been a decade, you know? In the last few years I'v tuned a number of setups with them making as high as 585 whp on 81mm units, no failures. I wouldn't have a problem running a set in my personal car.
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 08:01 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Joseph Davis &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">SRP got their bad reputation over a decade ago by having more fragile ring lands than stock pistons. I, among others, continued to bash them for years. JE/SRP deserved it for selling crap like that. Okay, the buying public made their point.

JE at some point cleaned the SRP line up... it's been a decade, you know? In the last few years I'v tuned a number of setups with them making as high as 585 whp on 81mm units, no failures. I wouldn't have a problem running a set in my personal car.</TD></TR></TABLE>
thats what i like to hear anyone else have so storys
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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74 views one one comment come on guy
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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I'm running SRP/JE pistons in my single cam. Close to 500hp with no problems at all. Too much timing and blown headgaskets another story! lol
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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so are they the srp or the je pistons
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b18 hatch mike &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so are they the srp or the je pistons</TD></TR></TABLE>

I believe they are the same thing..
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Old Feb 7, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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SRP ftw...
400hp for 1.5 years and still no problems.
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 08:00 AM
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nice so this may be dumb but i was on the srp website and i think they have specal pistons for ls/vtec but i thought an ls piston worked fine jw
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 08:50 AM
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I've had SRP myself. I rebuilt my motor in 8/05 and it is still running. I was boosted to 248 whp on my B16 for 17K miles and I am now at 24K miles total, but I am NA at the moment. They act more like OEM pistons on the fact that they don't expand as much so you could run them with tighter piston-to-wall clearances.
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 03:51 PM
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I pushed my srps a little too far and melted one. Probably wasn't the pistons fault, trapping high 130s in the 1/4. For good or bad rebuilt it with wisecos.
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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Srp's have a higher silcone and therefore expand less. They have a little less strenth than say cp pistons but rattle less at startup due to their ability to run tighter clearances.These piston I think are ideal for street cars even though the only one's I had melted. Like the other guy said probably not the piston fault. I am currently searching for some more so if anybody has some let me know.
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 06:19 AM
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good stuff
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 08:03 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sr420Det &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Srp's have a higher silcone and therefore expand less. They have a little less strenth than say cp pistons</TD></TR></TABLE>

Funny, I have yet to see SRP blow out intake valve reliefs like clockwork. Sure, it's a weak spot in the B-series piston design, but I've not seen it first hand out of any other brand.
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