e pistons in de with aftermarewt cams

[zero_gripS13]

i was wanting some clearification with this..

i seen alot of info floating around about how u cant run aftermarket cams (pdm, jwt) and stuff with the e pistons in de....

ive tried searching but cant find any threads

[Bigvinnie]

There is too much lift involved with the after market cams when used with the E pistons. There are certain clearance issues involved. There is a piston that can be used with no problems at all. This piston came in the 1986-1989 NAPS-Z 24 or known as the z24 or z24i.These pistons have fly cuts in them that allow better use of high lift cams on the DE. It should be a direct fit to the rods, but DeviousKA would know for shure....There is a drop in compression compared to E pistons, I believe something like 10.3:1 or 10.5:1 I haven't done the math so I couldn't tell you what the exact compression is. But they do work.

[pregmantis]

bigvin, the z24 piston have a dish and it "looks" deeper than the DE. the valve reliefs are tiny and may not match up enough to make a difference. hopefully devious chimes in and gives us insight.'

[zero_gripS13]

well thanks guys..so what car do i get these z24 pistons out of? 10.3-10.5:1 sounds more daily drivable..

why are cams so expensive?? what happend to 200$ per cam..

anyone know any companys that do regrind for under 400 a set??

[zero_gripS13]

well thanks guys..so what car do i get these z24 pistons out of? 10.3-10.5:1 sounds more daily drivable..

why are cams so expensive?? what happend to 200$ per cam..

anyone know any companys that do regrind for under 400 a set??

[nismopu]

any cam grinder should be a able to do a grind for no more than 80 bucks a grind.

[zero_gripS13]

yea but im having trouble finding one lol...

im also wondering how im gona get specs for the regrind lol

[pregmantis]

talk to the cam co, they could recomend some profiles. They may have some custom grinds for application that not many people know about.