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Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? #212629
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I'm going to need to get pistons soon. I have never ordered custom pistons. I would like to know who you guys like and why, who has the most reasonable prices, and who has the best tech line for help and ordering.

Thanks


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Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: DemonDust] #212630
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I prefer Diamond


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Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: Georg] #212631
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Let us hear some prices and order time frames. Are there alot of ups-and-extras ?

Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: Georg] #212632
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JE Just ask the guys that build prostock motors.

Well worth the extra $300-400 over other forged
pistons.


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Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: BDS871Cuda] #212633
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JE ? .. ? .... who uses JE ? .... from the literature I have seen ... Diamond is the one that has LOTS of PS racers using their stuff.

Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: DemonDust] #212634
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Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: an8sec70cuda] #212635
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Diamond here , contact DRAM he'll help you out .

Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: Georg] #212636
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We use CP.

Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: BobR] #212637
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Diamond is probably the most "user friendly" to order customs from if you buy direct & not through a dealer.

Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: RyanJ] #212638
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We really liked our Diamond (shelf) pistons for the 493. We have a set of custom Diamond pistons ordered for the new motor.

Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: cl440] #212639
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Anyone care to tell how much they cost? for 8? for 10?


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Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: DemonDust] #212640
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Quote:

Anyone care to tell how much they cost? for 8? for 10?




It depends on what you have done , the last set of 8 I bought cost me a G including shipping , no pins , but they have raised the price on the based piston since I bought them 2 years ago .

Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: DemonDust] #212641
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The more options you want, the more they are going to cost per piston. I am a Diamond dealer and really like their products. Had bad results with some other brands. You are not going to save a bunch of money here, with one company. Diamond, JE, Venolia, CP, any of the top companies, the pistons are going to cost close to the same. You just have to find a company, or dealer that you are comfortable with and go with them.

Monte

Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: DemonDust] #212642
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let me know what you need and i'll see what i can do.

Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: DemonDust] #212643
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Custom je`s here and I think they were about $680.00 give or take.


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Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: Thumperdart] #212644
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I had custon J/E's for my 496ci and the B1-TS engine has Custom BME pistons.

Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: Monte_Smith] #212645
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Hello Monte,

noticed you did not list Mahle. I though they were in the top?

Damon

Re: Custom pistons....Best? Price?Quality? [Re: mopardamo] #212646
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Have used JE and BRC and had good luck with both.







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