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If it were me I`d be tempted to dress the piston damage (very light use of a small die-grinder), but be prepared for a possible engine failure at some point. Removing the sharp edges would significantly reduce the chance of hot-spots and detonation.
You can lightly hone the bores with the engine still in the car if the worst came to it and you went for another set of (none oversized) pistons.
It`s all up to the OP really.
I know, thanks :) good reasons also, I'd just do what Keith said or go ahead and go all out. Rods, pistons, everything. I'm not sure if OP has the cash so I'd just smooth the top and run it while picking up parts for my new engine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Import Power
Yea, I am going to run it. My turbo and fuel system is taking all my cash. If it goes then I will do a full rebuild with rods, pistons, decked surfaces, ect. If I dont run this bottom end I wont be running any car at all this year more than likely. And the ethanol did great with the piston last year, so I am praying the knock resistance and octane of ethanol will save me and keep it from failure for a while at least.
I am telling you right now, if they are not forged pistons, which they don't appear to be, don't be surprised when one cracks. 4G63T right?
You are going to get a hot spot close to a ring land and there goes that.
Please don't make me post a picture. STM has ross pistons for $450. You wont need a fuel setup with cracked pistons.
Well I dont have a car without the fuel setup, and I have a running engine now. It is a 4g63t. I ran on it all season and with e95 I believe it is helping keep problems at bay. Do I think it is going to fail sometime this season? Hell yes. But I will wait to upgrade when that time comes I guess. LIke I said, if I do pistons and machine work it wont even have a season and it lasted one season without any knock or problems. Is it smart to upgrade now? hell yes but I figured out I cant afford it. I have no fuel tank, and no fuel lines ect. So I need the fuel setup just to have a running car. If I didnt do headstuds I wouldnt even know they were hit at all and I would be in the same boat anyway. So I will keep you updated. And show pics of my cracked pistons probably. But I am pretty good at tuning, and doing it safe, and without pushing it, And ethanol helps, so I hope the best.
Thanks for your input, I would go with that advice 100% if I could.