I'm looking to build a 7mgte from the bottom up. I just bought a n/a and wanna put a turbo in it. I have the block that has been acid dipped,painted,and honed.I am not sure yet if it has been bored over or not.My ? is what kind of piston is recommended for a decent price?:1zhelp:
Piston Preference
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MX1 said:
Stock pistons are good for a fiar amount of power. If your shooting for 500+ id look at weisco, JE and other forged brands!
s383mmber1 said:
There are also the ceramic top coated stock turbo pistons...if you can find them. My 7M cranked "JDM" came with a set. I'm sure they offer more thermal stability over stock uncoated but maybe not enough to hunt them down. :dunno: Just FYI.
Boostedstr8six said:
Chance are hes not shooting for that kind of power. I bet the stock pistons are fine for his needs!
But i could be very very wrong!
s383mmber1 said:
I agree. :icon_smil I was just adding that there are factory coated turbo pistons and depending on how common they are (I haven't really looked into that) might be a low cost option compared to forged slugs but offer more room for error than uncoated stockers.
Being Genuine Toyota they're a bit expensive but probably the best Cast piston you can buy for our motors!
JustAnotherVictim
Supramania Contributor
If the Block has been acid dipped you will have to put all new freeze plugs and oil pump drive shaft bearings in it.
suprahooked said:
If you do, use Toyota freeze plugs...I had an after market freeze plug blow on me :3d_frown:
Coolant drained in a couple of minutes...what a mess! I was lucky it didn't trash my motor and they are a PITA to replace with the motor in the car!
jdub said:
I have CP's. If I didn't have the money to spend on those I probably would have gotten Wiseco's
JustAnotherVictim
Supramania Contributor
Thanks for all the help on the pistons guys!I have another question.Is it ok to use the rods from the non turbo 7mge?If that is possible whats the difference between them and turbo?And what kind of hp can they hold and be fine?I'm keeping in mind maybe I wanna upgrade on the hp that that engine can hold.In the future I may want a bigger turbo kit.:biglaugh:
i like ross reson being not short skirt piston lighter then stock can take more heat comes wiht rings and spiril lock all in one shot plsu you can put big vavles in and not have issue i thik 2 plus mm vavle sin wiht out an issue even thou we cna not run them
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