what forged pistons & rods are you running

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06 July 2008, 12:12 PM

j555 hks

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what forged pistons & rods are you running

as title says ,
if you have a forged engine,
i would like to know what ....
pistons =
rods =
bearings =
head gasgets =
what oil you used to run in with =

thanks

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06 July 2008, 12:47 PM

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hi mine is being put together tomorrow.
pistons=woosner
rods=eagle
bearings=cosworth
gaskets=cosworth
oil=silkolene pro s

looking forward to seeing what it makes

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06 July 2008, 12:55 PM

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pistons =wiseco
rods =eagle i think
bearings =acl
head gasgets =cometic
what oil you used to run in with =dunno but after run in was changed to silkolene pro S

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06 July 2008, 01:08 PM

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pistons Mahl
rods manley
gasgets cosworth

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06 July 2008, 01:24 PM

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pistons = RCM Omega pistons
rods = Carillo rods
bearings = ACL race bearings
head gasgets = STi gaskets from Mark
what oil you used to run in with = millers 10w60 cfs

Banny

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06 July 2008, 04:38 PM

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On my old 2.35 ( EJ22t ) Type R

pistons = cp pistons
rods = pauter rods
head gasgets = cometic head gaskets

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06 July 2008, 08:42 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by j555 hks

as title says ,
if you have a forged engine,
i would like to know what ....
pistons = Wiseco
rods = Eagle
bearings = ACL Race Series
head gasgets = Cometic
what oil you used to run in with = Millers

thanks

All this is not quite ready yet - I'm actually building the lump right now. I will be using the Millers running in oil once I get to that stage, although some just throw some Castrol GTX in to get it run in.