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how much were the pistons/rods? they look beautiful by the way

Originally posted by OsoSlo z28:
if you're going to have them mess with the crank, look into micro-polishing as well.

What's involved in micro polishing? never heard of that..I'll ask the shop

Originally posted by mazda78:
how much were the pistons/rods? they look beautiful by the way

1300 usd$

Isn't micropolishing the crank almost like honing it to get more oil to the 6th bearing (Huge proble, with our car)

Very sweet. Wish I had the money to get stuff like that. As is, though, the $100 I dished out to get used ZE pistons is alot for me.

Anyways, if that's a Cyborg kit, check the bearing clearances. There's a thread on Probetalk about bearings included in the kit not matching up right.

YERY NICE ...BLUE

[quote]Originally posted by lakersfan1:
Very sweet. Wish I had the money to get stuff like that. As is, though, the $100 I dished out to get used ZE pistons is alot for me.

hey guys I got a question..
while browsing toga's parts I noticed the mx3 and mx6/626 have the same main bearings but different rod bearings..

isn't the rods bearing suppose to be the same since it's the same crankshaft ?
and what are main bearings? You think I should buy them for my rebuilt ?

they are not the same crank.
kl03=74.2mm stroke
kl08=69.6mm stroke
the stroke is all in the crank. Plus k08 smaller bore so the rod end is going to be smaller to drop down the cylander=smaller bearings. You are going to need Main bearings, rod bearings, thrust washers and all the seals.

Originally posted by mrspanky79:
they are not the same crank.
kl03=74.2mm stroke
kl08=69.6mm stroke
the stroke is all in the crank. Plus k08 smaller bore so the rod end is going to be smaller to drop down the cylander=smaller bearings. You are going to need Main bearings, rod bearings, thrust washers and all the seals.

good that answer 2 questions..and for the other..what are the main bearings..where do they go ?

main bearing are what the crankshaft ride on

k I just figured that out

what about thrust washers..what do they do..I feel kind of dumb asking all those questions

<small>[ November 10, 2004, 06:41 PM: Message edited by: babyblueMX3 ]</small>

all u need to prep ur engine for turbo is rods and pistons? (im talking about a 135,000 mile engine)

you dont need to do anything to "prep" it technically aside from general maintenance.... but you'll only be able to safely run low boost... the more you do to the engine the higher boost you can run... i'd rather go with b6t pistons which lower compression to 7.0:1 thought cause supposedly that means you can safely run higher boost.... but those wesico are bad...

Originally posted by mazda78:
i'd rather go with b6t pistons which lower compression to 7.0:1 thought cause supposedly that means you can safely run higher boost.... but those wesico are bad...

I have a klze so no b6t pistons for me
7.0 CR must be so lame off boost