Pistons

Post by **WONit** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:38 pm

what kind of pistons should i get it i wanted to go KA-T?,and are stock rods good for the job or should they be changed to and if they need to be changed what are good???

Post by **ILikeMy240sx** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:43 pm

There are many pistons available for KAs...

You can check out our sponsors such as boostdesigns.another good site for KA is phat-kat

The stock rod is good for something like 400+HP... I think it was Ivan who reached the limit of the stock rods and bent it at around 400 hp... cant remember the exact number.

Post by **toki** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:57 pm

ILikeMy240sx wrote:The stock rod is good for something like 400+HP... I think it was Ivan who reached the limit of the stock rods and bent it at around 400 hp... cant remember the exact number.

~550whp

Post by **ILikeMy240sx** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:07 pm

I thought that is what he is running right now with aftermarket rods...

I remember where he put a thread called "Stock rods limit reached" IIRC, it was around 400hp... no?

EDIT: zerothread?id=102072 found the thread... its 502 WHP. And also he was running 30+psi so it was probably alot more than that... Ivans just crazy like that....

Post by **TheOne** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:08 pm

nah he was running 502rwhp, maybe a bit more, but to be safe the stock rods will do 400rwhp.

Post by **troll's 240sx** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:45 pm

If you go with aftermarket piston, I think stock rods wont work fit anyways.

Post by **preston240sx** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:48 pm

Ivan also had his rods shotpeened makes them stronger ....

Post by **Titan** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:16 pm

troll’s 240sx wrote:If you go with aftermarket piston, I think stock rods wont work fit anyways.

There are several aftermarket pistons which offer the same wrist pin diameter and rod length.

Post by **WONit** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 4:43 am

SO what would you say would be the best "bang for your buck" ?(set of rods,and pistons)

Post by **:: orion ::** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 4:46 am

Most aftermarket pistons WILL fit stock rods...as long as the piston is designed for a stock length rod, and stock size wrist pin...which most are.

- Brian

Post by **boostin50** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:23 pm

Arais Pistons are good, they have been proven up to 576 RWHP so far!!

Post by **DammitBobby** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:44 am

There are several companys that sponsor NICO that sells pistons for the KA.
Modified by rseabrooke at 8:23 AM 4/8/2005

Post by **PapaSmurf2k3** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 6:01 am

what about rod bearings? Boostdesigns has the first set ive seen for the KA. What is everyone els running? Also, boostdesigns doesnt say if their pistons are oversized or anything. does anybody know?

Also, Do the pistons use the same sized wrist pins? Thanks

Post by **DammitBobby** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 7:35 am

Supertech Pistons $450.00 You have to specify what you want. You need to take your engine to the machine shop and let them tell you what size you need.

Post by **virus77** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:04 am

+1 for Arias pistons

Post by **WDRacing** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:24 am

I'm buying supertech pistons...so there.

Post by **DammitBobby** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:36 am

^^ That is the route I am going too!!

Post by **virus77** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:46 am

supertechs are for wussies

Post by **WDRacing** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:53 am

Got me on that one...

Post by **boostin50** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:38 am

thats ok you will be screwed if you wanna make any power! Arias are the top ****!!

Post by **WDRacing** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 7:45 am

Seeya at the dyno toughguy!!!

Post by **Ubernoober** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:27 pm

As for bearings, Clevite 77 tri-metal are the standard by which others are judged and at a quarter the price. And yes, they make them for the KA.

Post by **PapaSmurf2k3** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:34 am

Ubernoober wrote:As for bearings, Clevite 77 tri-metal are the standard by which others are judged and at a quarter the price. And yes, they make them for the KA.

where can I get them?

Post by **DRIFTEADOR** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:09 am

one size fits all?

Post by **redwolf5514** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:58 pm

http://mcmu.bizland.com/clevite_77.htm

they have them for a good price

Post by **PapaSmurf2k3** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:13 pm

which part number is it? i see like 8 sets here. Thanks for all the info so far. what would I do without nico?

Post by **rn240sx** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:54 pm

**** forged pistons....

Im on stock pistons with 352 rwhp...!!!!

Post by **Craving4Boost** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 10:45 am

wow good job..i want to attempt the same thing you did...but some of us have more then double your miles ahem* me* haha...

Post by **huguetpj** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 10:56 am

rn240sx wrote:**** forged pistons....

Im on stock pistons with 352 rwhp...!!!!

I was gonna try that... until I blew my engine the first time cause of ****ty SBC instructions. Would have been foolish to rebuild with stock everything

Post by **HolyShiznit** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 11:10 am

SuperTech pistons is what I am gonna go for. 9:1 compression ratio, but I am wondering if you can get them in the stock bore?

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