Ok i need some help, im doing a rebuild because my motor blew for reasons i wont get into, lets just say dont let your dumb older brother ever drive your car for a month.

Anyways so im not doing a build just OEM i need the car to run sooner more then later and im really tight on funds. Now i got some OEM rods brand new for cheap, but i have to get oversized pistons 85.5mm possibly 86mm because of a nice long scratch in cylinder 4, and OEM pistons dont come in anything but standard bore size.

So does anyone know a cheap but good set of pistons i dont need the top of the line but definitely dont want cheap chineese crap. Just somthing thats gonna do the job and be reliable. So if anyone can give me some opinions that would be great.

 

There is really no point in building the motor with stock parts unless they are next to free, and even then I wouldn't do it. You can get eagle rods and wiseco pistons and probably be in it for close to the same price. Just my $.02

 

Well like i said i got the rods with pistons (85mm) brand new never used for $200, if it wasnt for having to bore the cylinder i would be using them both. As far as building the motor i understand yeah if your going through the trouble yeah why not beef it up. Well for 1. i dont really ever plan on putting down more then 375 and 2. all piston and rod combos ive seen are in the $800+ range.

Seriously im fine with the stock setup i know the benefits of upgrading the internals, i did it in my eclipse when i rebuilt that, but im not looking to go that rout.

 

sorry but I don't really think piston & cheap go together .

 

how bad is #4? would it be something a hone could fix, or it def has to go .020 over??? bring it to a good machine shop .

 

already got a great machinist on the job, and yeah its more then a hones gonna fix.