b18 hatch mike

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

Joseph Davis

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.

b18 hatch mike

<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

b18 hatch mike

74 views one one comment come on guy
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Newt Dog

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

b18 hatch mike

so are they the srp or the je pistons

Newt Dog

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I believe they are the same thing..

crvtkllr

SRP ftw...
400hp for 1.5 years and still no problems.

b18 hatch mike

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

blaze the chemi

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.

Chiovnidca

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.

Sr420Det

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.

b18 hatch mike

good stuff
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Joseph Davis

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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.