forged or low comp pistons??

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forged or low comp pistons??

Postby HappyHippy on Tue Nov 05, 2002 9:10 pm

does any1 know where i can get a set of either forged or low compression pistons from for a 1.8 zvh??

i was thinking of getting it bored out to make a 1.9 aswell so any info would be apreciated (spelling) :D :D

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Postby PhilM on Wed Nov 06, 2002 1:16 am

There are no "off the shelf" pistons availible for the 1800 zvh, ive looked :(.

In m 1800zvh I use std pistons modified to low comp (7.8:1), as standard though, un toched, they are 8.3:1 (std rst compression), and are easil fine for 14.5psi, I know of a few people running them at 18psi reliably.
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Postby pug106turbo on Tue Dec 10, 2002 10:21 pm

Where can I get std pistons modded to make them lower compression and how much
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Postby bassboy on Tue Dec 10, 2002 10:52 pm

any engineering company...BUT MAKE SURE THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND KNOW HOWMUCH TO TAKE OFF!!!!

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Postby nthorpey on Wed Dec 11, 2002 2:25 pm

Give Keith at http://www.racepowermotorsport.co.uk a ring and he'll give you all the help you need.
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