Midway USA Posted July 27, 2008 Report Posted July 27, 2008 Anyone run these? Considering a set mostly based on the price. Quote
fastbanshee8 Posted July 27, 2008 Report Posted July 27, 2008 Anyone run these? Considering a set mostly based on the price. It'll end up costing you more in the long run. Run Wiseco Pro Lites. The others don't last, and it will cost you more for machine work, and top end kits, not to mention the fact that your cylinders won't last as long. Quote
Midway USA Posted July 27, 2008 Author Report Posted July 27, 2008 It'll end up costing you more in the long run. Run Wiseco Pro Lites. The others don't last, and it will cost you more for machine work, and top end kits, not to mention the fact that your cylinders won't last as long. Machine work is free so that isn't an issue. Why would machine work be more. The cost to hone a cylinder is the same no matter what piston you use. Why won't the cylinders last as long? Quote
mopar1rules Posted July 27, 2008 Report Posted July 27, 2008 i heard that the namura pistons are cheap and tend to crack. just passing on what i have heard. i personally haven't ran them, so i don't know for sure. i do know that i personally will stick to wisecos, pro-x, and wsm pistons. Quote
Midway USA Posted July 27, 2008 Author Report Posted July 27, 2008 i heard that the namura pistons are cheap and tend to crack. just passing on what i have heard. i personally haven't ran them, so i don't know for sure. i do know that i personally will stick to wisecos, pro-x, and wsm pistons. I appreciate the input. We have used hypereutectic pistons in automotive applications and had some instances in perfomance stuff where they break. Banshees are performance out of the box so I will get a set of Wiseco. Found a Wiseco kit for $149 then $25 for pin bearings so not too bad a deal. Know of any places that carry Wiseco cheaper? Quote
fastbanshee8 Posted July 27, 2008 Report Posted July 27, 2008 I appreciate the input. We have used hypereutectic pistons in automotive applications and had some instances in perfomance stuff where they break. Banshees are performance out of the box so I will get a set of Wiseco. Found a Wiseco kit for $149 then $25 for pin bearings so not too bad a deal. Know of any places that carry Wiseco cheaper? Check with FAST Racing, he's a site sponsor. Your cylinders won't last as long with cheap pistons, because the pisons wear out, or break quicker, and making you have to bore them faster. Cheap is nice, but nice isn't cheap. Quote
Midway USA Posted July 28, 2008 Author Report Posted July 28, 2008 Check with FAST Racing, he's a site sponsor. Your cylinders won't last as long with cheap pistons, because the pisons wear out, or break quicker, and making you have to bore them faster. Cheap is nice, but nice isn't cheap. Just got a complete Wiseco 65mm kit with gaskets and needle bearings for $189 on E-Bay. Researched and priced lots of places and this seemed to be the lowest price for the same kit. Guy has a good rating, 11,000 some odd positive so should be a good safe transaction. Will hone the other cylinder to match tomorrow and be ready for assembly when the parts arrive. Need to deburr the chambers from the clip rattling around and dinging it up. I'll post how it all goes later in the week. Thanks for all the input. Quote
jbooker82 Posted July 28, 2008 Report Posted July 28, 2008 Wiseco is the way to go. The hone might be cheap but the resleeve wont be when the piston skirt breaks with the Namura. You want to make some good wiseco's send them to swain tech to have the PC9 coating put on the skirts. It is a dry film lubercant that helps protect the skirts and helps retain oil. josh Quote
Midway USA Posted July 28, 2008 Author Report Posted July 28, 2008 Wiseco is the way to go. The hone might be cheap but the resleeve wont be when the piston skirt breaks with the Namura. You want to make some good wiseco's send them to swain tech to have the PC9 coating put on the skirts. It is a dry film lubercant that helps protect the skirts and helps retain oil. josh Having them coated is not in the budget this time around. Sad thing is when I got this Banshee I got it cheap because it had a problem with this same cylinder. It had stuck a ring because something had rattled around in the cylinder. I was able to free up the ring and clean up the piston but never had the inside circlip out. Never even looked at it. I'm sure the last guy damaged it putting it in. Oh well the price we pay for getting other peoples junk at a cheap price. Quote
mopar1rules Posted July 29, 2008 Report Posted July 29, 2008 Wiseco is the way to go. The hone might be cheap but the resleeve wont be when the piston skirt breaks with the Namura. You want to make some good wiseco's send them to swain tech to have the PC9 coating put on the skirts. It is a dry film lubercant that helps protect the skirts and helps retain oil. josh if your running forged wisecos, then have swain tech put some tbc coating on the domes too. it stops the piston from expanding soo much, so you can run a tighter piston/cylinder clearance. Quote
Midway USA Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Posted July 31, 2008 if your running forged wisecos, then have swain tech put some tbc coating on the domes too. it stops the piston from expanding soo much, so you can run a tighter piston/cylinder clearance. As I said coating was not in the budget this time around. New pistons weren't either but no choice there if I wanted it fixed. Got my piston kit today and got the cylinders back on over lunch hour. Will get the rest buttoned up tonight and hopefully be done before it gets too late. Wiseco is definitely the way to go and Cometic definitely has a nice gasket set in the kit. Hopefully this thing will live a little longer this time around. Last time was a patch job reusing everything so I was surprised it ran this long. Thanks for all the input. Jerry Quote
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