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| fxdlidon |
| Posted on: Tuesday, October 5th, 2010, 8:26:36pm |
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I've been loking around for a set of forged, 67mm (698cc) pistons for my AZ-1. The best ones I can find are these http://www.racetep.com/JE.html
Unfortunately the minimum order is 4 so I was thinking of buying 6 if anyone else on here fancies a set? They take 3-4 weeks to get made + another week to ship.
The spec I'm going for is:
67mm bore
std. compression ratio
High Heat Ceramic Coated crowns and Moly coated skirts
Total-Seal Gapless 2nd rings
(I reckon that'll take some serious boost  )
A set of 3 will cost $650 (£409) + whatever P&P, import duty (they mark the value down), and any other payment surcharge they can come up with, but they should still come in at around £500 for the set 
Anyone interested in coming in with me on this? - if not I'll just order 4 and have a spare. I need to get the order in by friday as I'm off on holiday and want to get the order in before I go. |
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| fxdlidon |
| Posted on: Tuesday, October 5th, 2010, 9:42:17pm |
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Forgot to mention this:
I've also found a 67mm x 1.7mm thick metal, head gasket, from japan, that should work perfectly with these - about £210 on my doorstep |
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| Ricou |
| Posted on: Tuesday, October 5th, 2010, 10:13:45pm |
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Mmm that's very tempting... but I would have preferred bigger bore, like 740cc...
When you talk about serious boost, do you know how much you're talking about ?
And do you think the conrods will take it ?
Edit: I just read a bit of their website, and these pistons seems very nice ! |
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| fxdlidon |
| Posted on: Tuesday, October 5th, 2010, 11:11:34pm |
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^My main reason for going for 67mm is the availability of a reasonabley priced, off the shelf, head gasket - they make 69mm (730cc) ones for the SOHC F6A but I haven't been able to find one for the DOHC. If you can find a suitable head gasket at a decent price I'll go for whatever bore that'll fit
As for boost - I know the bottom end is good for 1.5 bar, I'll let you know how much more when something breaks |
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| Ricou |
| Posted on: Wednesday, October 6th, 2010, 12:21:24am |
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I might be interested... the difference between 730cc and 698cc shouldn't be big in terms of power.
Who makes / sells the headgasket you found by the way ? |
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| fxdlidon |
| Posted on: Wednesday, October 6th, 2010, 8:06:16am |
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| fxdlidon |
| Posted on: Thursday, October 7th, 2010, 1:29:23pm |
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| Seems I now have a partner on this - thanks Ricou |
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| Ricou |
| Posted on: Thursday, October 7th, 2010, 3:50:16pm |
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And thanks Don for sharing this very good deal  |
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| fxdlidon |
Posted on: Friday, December 17th, 2010, 10:40:12pm
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Pistons finally arrived today after being suck in customs at Heathrow for nearly 4 weeks 
Total cost for 3 pistons and a head gasket came to just under £700 - not a bad deal at all
I can %100 reccomend TopEnd Racing but I'd try and find an alternative to Noppin for the head gasket (maybe soldave?) - their fees are extortionate!!!
Just need to get Ricou's 1/2 of the order packed up and sent to France now. |
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| Cappo |
| Posted on: Friday, December 17th, 2010, 11:09:58pm |
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Try Jesse Streeter for parts via Rakuten (e.g. head gasket above) he also does Yahoo Auctions and can get some stuff wholesale. (Mike TADO has used him a lot)
http://www.jessestreeter.com/ |
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| fxdlidon |
| Posted on: Friday, December 17th, 2010, 11:30:21pm |
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I certainly need to find a better parts source in japan - I paid more in duty + postage + (noppin) commission for the head gaskets than I paid in duty + postage for the pistons!
I'll try them next time, thanks for the link |
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| Ricou |
| Posted on: Friday, December 17th, 2010, 11:41:16pm |
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Can't wait to get these little pieces of art, open my engine and rebuild it with the pistons.
Wait, this is gonna take a few months... oh well I guess I'll be patient
Thanks Don ! |
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| Ricou |
| Posted on: Tuesday, December 28th, 2010, 9:31:20pm |
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