Supertech Rb26 Pistons

[guricha]

Guys does anyone have used supertech pistons on RB26 ? any suggestions or opinions?

thanks

[marksuxass]

tomei all the way....

[R31Nismoid]

*yawn* tomei is the way to a broken bank balance, and this guy doesn't have all the money in the world.

IMO you are best to get a set of CP or Wiseco pistsons mate for what you are trying to build at present.

Best compromise between price and quality and have been proven in a ridiculous number of 350-400rwkw+ setups.

[marksuxass]

i got my TOMEI pistons for 1600 if that makes you feel better

[R31Nismoid]

Thats nice.

Still $600 more expensive than what i said above if you get them outta the US/delivered.

[N1GTR]

CP

Mahle

Wiseco

JE

ACL

There you go, plenty of people using those brands without problems

[Rolls]

My opinion is it is far far more important to get the clearances right and a proper builder than getting the right pistons.

[zebra]

  marksuxass said:

i got my TOMEI pistons for 1600 if that makes you feel better

Being that you can get CP's outta the states for under 1000 bucks.

Its kind of a waste spending 700 more on "allegedly" better pistons, yet no real evidence they are better than anything else on the market.

[Bunta]

i really hate that i needed my engine built when the dollar was not so good, my pistons cost $2300 only about a year ago lol

[Blitz]

  Rolls said:

My opinion is it is far far more important to get the clearances right and a proper builder than getting the right pistons.

I tend to agree with this.

[DAN00H]

supertech are not all that well known or used in Australia. they are a reasonable unit from what I aev seen. how do they compare on price to CP's?

[blue_vl_t]

just want to bump an old topic.......

is there anyone using these yet and any decent feedback on quality, failures, expansion rates or anything,

these are really quite cheap now, but is that for a reason?????

[EAT26]

I have never heard of them however I saw a Spool rebuild kit for about 2grand and a 2.8 stroker for 5g anyone used them?

[Scooby]

I'm using them in a 26/30 with no problem.

They were more expensive than most others when I bought them a while back. Supertech make some high end ie F1 gear from memory. I agree with what's said above, clearances etc are much more important than the value of picking one piston over another, and the well known brands have all proven themselves.

Edited March 20, 2011 by Scooby

[blue_vl_t]

I understand the importance of correct clearances etc, but at about $500 a foll set ro suit RB, they are quite cheap

[Scooby]

$500 for a full set sounds extremely good, at the risk of asking the obvious are they the real deal? Forged? Mine were somewhere around $1000 3 years ago from Faber when the dollar was strong.

[T04GTR]

nothing wrong with arias pistons. ive used them alot with no problems. jap stuff is the best. back in the day i paid 2500 for a set of trust pistons.... nice <2 thou clearance..

[Beer Baron]

yeah they are good but like dave said the jap stuff is not just pretty packaging. the tomei pistons in my engine are so quiet you wouldn't know it's forged. zero piston slap even when stone cold and they can handle plenty of power like any other piston. I do agree they are not the best value though being quite expensive compared to other chinese and US options but there are certainly not a waste of money.