Re: Z18/Z20, Forged pistons

[Daniel Kroehn]

It has ground to a halt unfortunately.  I have returned to uni for another year so the engine with the car is at home in the loving care of my father, the one that put a hell of a lot of work into my baby.  Anyway when hol's come up in june I'll be back home busily working on the Z-18et.  Talk to Errol about pistons.  As far as forgies go I would touch them for a street engine.  The have to be warmed up properly before any load is placed on them and the bore clearance makes them very noisy.  When I put new pistons in mine I will use pressure cast pistons with the high silicon content.  A lot stronger than normal cast pistons, cheaper than forgies and strong enough to run a lot of boost in the engine.  What computer are you going to use for your project Tom?   Daniel Kroehn Recommending Datrats, supplying quality Datsun performance parts www.Datrats.com.au   ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Richardson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 1:16 PM Subject: Z18/Z20, Forged pistons Daniel: Was just wondering how you're going with the project   List: I have a Z18ET exhaust manifold and a spare Z20E block/head so I'm planning on prepping it for the turbo.  I am considering a Z22 crankshaft, which is a bolt in, but this would mean custom pistons because it would require a pin height of about 28mm and about a 15cc dish in order to keep compression turbo friendly (8.5:1)   What I wanted to know was, has anybody had custom forged pistons made to order?  Where from, and how expensive were they?  Alternatively, does anybody know of an OEM piston of this size (87mm bore) with 21mm wristpins?   mmmm.... Z22ET :)   Cheers   - Tom --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------