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Old May 27, 2009 | 10:09 PM
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What do you guys think of these pistons? .20 over with rings, it looks like a good deal.

90-01 ACURA INTEGRA 1.8L PISTONS RINGS SET B18A1 B18B1:eBay Motors (item 400052182374 end time Jun-01-09 21:522 PDT)
Old May 27, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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Old May 27, 2009 | 10:18 PM
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90-01 ACURA INTEGRA 1.8L PISTONS RINGS SET B18A1 B18B1:eBay Motors (item 400022386189 end time Jun-04-09 162:06 PDT)
Old May 27, 2009 | 10:29 PM
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i would say its a good deal, i bought ebay p29's for my d16z6 and i had a high compression build and they were fine but i wouldnt suggest running alot of boost or nitrous, ive seen cases of ebay pistons on nitrous and it looks like they just melted
Old May 27, 2009 | 10:37 PM
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yeah, im not trying to melt any pistons. i was planning on pushing 8 lbs with a 16g an an ls. but i can get my block bored out .20 over (81.5mm) for $60, and any arias or weisco pistons cost like $400 a set. if anyone has used these, or has anymore insight, its appereciated. also, might seem like a silly question to some people, but are OEM honduh piston rings steel?
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Old May 27, 2009 | 10:42 PM
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i'd say youll be safe under 10psi, good find thoe
Old May 28, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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It says the manufacturer is NPR, has anyone used them before?
Also, if I use these pistons, am i going to have to get my crank rebalanced to compensate for the different mass?

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Old May 29, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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the problem with a lot of metal things on eBay is that the metals used aren't manufactured the way the high quality stuff is usually, so they're not good under high pressure instances. which is why you hear of eBay turbos blowing up and whatnot. if i was to ever buy anything going inside my engine, i'd never go eBay. i wouldn't trust something so important to something so unreliable.
it'll cost a lot more to get a new block then it will to get quality pistons.
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you get what you pay for
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Originally Posted by joncivic
you get what you pay for
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