Hey im about to get my d16y7 block to machined shop, I plan on using eagle rods and no everything else im going to be using except for the pistons.. i been reading about Vitara pistons, they seem ok, but any body running 300 -400 range and what pistons you running and how much? im not saying i want to run that range all the time, but be able for the pistons to handle that with everything done correctly. Anybody?

 

what setup are you going to run?

eg: turbo? supercharge? nitrous? all three???

 

You or your machine shop are going to have to notch the bottom of each cylinder for the Eagles to clear. On the y7 you might also have to notch the actual girdle, not too sure about that one though.

 

yea thats why want the machine shop to do that i dont want to mess anything up with the notching etc... i just dont know what pistons to use... vitara pistons heard good up to 300 ... any good pistons that are reasonable price thats good up to 400...?

 

not sure with turbo yet... 60 trim with nitrous once in while low shot

 

Why do you want to go with Vitaras? If I remember correctly they are very cheap, yes? If they are cheap, and I think they are a floating piston--it seems like a good choice.

 

i want to do a budget build i guess a DD thats good for about 300 DD, any other pistons comparable to vitara's? there not that much compare to forge

 

You pretty much threw the budget build out the door with the Eagle rods. Just get a set of CP or Wiseco pistons and build it right the first time.

 

yea lol but rather have melted piston than broken rod... trying see any one have any good luck with vitara firsthand or any other pistons turbo friendly that are comparable and around same price...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 91SiZ6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You pretty much threw the budget build out the door with the Eagle rods. </TD></TR></TABLE> what other rods are cheaper than that, to handle 400

 

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Unless they melt to the cylinder walls. I see what you're saying though. I opted for Nippon pistons but I'm only aiming for 200whp.

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Tuner Toys.

 

how do you like nippon pistons? what is there rating as for hp lvls or boost with a good tune... i tried getting ahold that guy on here that sells vitara's but hasnt reply back yet

 

They seem to be doing pretty good. They're supposed to be rated to 300hp with proper tuning.

Figure this though. A new set of Vitara or Nippon pistons will run in the range of $160-180 shipped and a set of new forged pistons will run you aroung $400. How much will it cost you to rebuild your block if you melt a piston? That extra $200 for forged pistons isn't looking so bad now, is it?

 

We havent done forged pistons and rods in a y7 block yet so I wouldnt know if there is notching needed for the block and girdle.

i'm not sure if you are a member of D-series.org but I just posted some pictures of notched blocks in one of the threads. Take a look at them for reference.

http://www.d-series.org/forums...52715

 

yea im into d16 im on turbod16.com yea theres notching for the aftermarket rods.. im going eagles but just not sure on pistons, maybe should just wait little while extra for forge i was just asking about vitara's cause im not going to be putting new sleeves in the d and i know the stock sleeves can take up to 500 goal would be 400 when needed trying see if they would make that or not but thanks for responses

 

cool thanks nice write up in there about that, i would try but not sure if i would mess up

 

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Personally, I'd wait another month to get forged pistons and have peace of mind.