so i ordered some new pistons for my r/t so i can build my motor back up....they are stock compression but with a .020 overbore.....so,
the company sent my sohc pistons and i am waiting to hear from the company to send them back...but,
is it gonna make that big of a difference if i use the sohc pistons compared to waiting the week and a half to get the dohc pistons????
i dont wanna wait, but if its gonna be a noticable difference then i will

 

this is all I have to say... and do you want to cheat a r/t out of any of its previous glory???

SOHC pistons in a DOHC=9.3:1
DOHC pistons in a DOHC=9.6:1
SOHC pistons in a SOHC=9.8:1
DOHC pistons in a SOHC=10.1:1 (could be 10.3:1 i forget)

 

oh and i forgot to add the .020 over is going to drop it further.

 

thats what i figured but wasnt sure....i guess i will just send them back

 

Been driving around like that all year, and I'd be lying if I told you it was noticeably slower. Mind you it was put together in a pinch, and i would have used dohc pistons given the chance. Be patient and do it correctly is my opinion.

 

i just hope my stock motor will last that long since its gona a noticable rod knock....but i guess its only gonna have to last until next weekend

 

where did u get ur pistons at spud??? i was lookin at modernperformance, and the forged ones are like 400 a set for my 02..... [:@]

 

if your buying aftermarket pistons, why dont you just buy the one's with the correct compression rating you want? from my experience it doesnt seem to make any differance in price. and when you say 20 over are you talking about the 88.5mm pistons? expect to pay about another 90bucks to have your block bored out (thats what my machinest charges). Also, are you going hypereutectic or forged?

 

1st off....i did order the pistons i wanted with the correct compression....but they sent me the wrong ones....(sohc instead of dohc)

when i say .020" over bore, i mean 88mm......020" oversized makes the pistons an 88mm.....
88.5mm would be .040" over

my block has alredy been bored out and is sitting in my garage......i want HP pistons since forged are too expensive and this isnt a high powered build...just a budget rebuild......and im not making the mistake of spending $750 for rods and pistons again[&:]

i bought them from:
http://www.campbellenterprises.com/n...ance_parts.htm