JE Pistons / Wiesco

[pnblight]

Finally got a reply from Wiseco directly and is as follows how it may be of use (i have not contacted local supplier yet as only recieved email last night)

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your inquiry on Wiseco forged pistons. We do have those piston

kits available. The part numbers are k591m87 and k591m875. Unfortunately,

we can not ship directly across international borders. We do have a

distributor in your area that should be able to get either one of those kits

for you. Here is their business information:

Serco PTY LTD

34 Veronica St.

Capalaba 4157 QLD

TEL:617 3823 3833

Please contact our distributor for further assistance with our Wiseco

products. They should be able to answer any questions that you might have.

Thank you for your letter.

Sincerely,

Wiseco Piston Company

Je Piston cat.

http://www.jepistons.com/pdf/2005-sportcomp3.pdf

i have also sent email to Je pistons and i should get a reply soon

will keep you guys posted

pete

[proengines]

For what it's worth, we've used both JE and Wiseco and never had a problem with either. Don't forget to look at Mahle, they're pretty top end but I would use them over either.

[PurpleR32]

Don't forget to look at Mahle, they're pretty top end but I would use them over either.

How top end? What is the price/quaity difference over JE? Where are they manufactured? do they have an aust. distributor?

Cheers

[bmxwrx]

I think mahle are german.

[proengines]

Mahle are a German company. Mahle motorsports are based in the US. Price depends on which piston but the Pro Series are around the $1800 mark from memory. Mahle owns ACL piston products so they should be available from National Parts. I've seen pictures of the RB26 pistons in D-sports magazine (US) so they definately make them.

The rep dropped in last week and had a new piston they are making for the EJ20 Subaru and it's a nice bit of gear. they are forged, skirt coated, radiused on all the square edges and have radial gas ports. The pistons also only run around .003" clearance which is nice for ring stability and noise. They look totally different to other brands of piston, they are a very dark grey colour and use the Mahle box-n-box design.

Mahle supply 4 out of 7 F1 engine manufacturers plus Mercedes, Porsche, Ferrari, BMW plus quite a few Nascar, IRL, V8 supercars etc.. so thats a fair indication of their quality.

Saying all that, as I said, we have never had a failure with either JE or Wiseco. One engine with Wiseco's has been running 2bar boost for over 2 years now without a piston letting go.

[pnblight]

just talk to SERCO

the WISECO 87mm and 87.5mm

$1250 per set(including rings) and for transport for me in wa about $15 shipping

got to say are well priced

[PurpleR32]

Thankyou very much for your info Proengines

Just for everyones benefit, i managed to find the Aust Distributor and guess what!!!! they are in Melb :headspin:

anyhoo here is their contact number & address

MAHLE Engine Components Australia Pty Ltd.

2 - 8 Oxford Rd

Laverton North 3026

Melbourne

Phone: +61 (3) 83 68 18 88

Fax: +61 (3) 83 68 18 04

http://www.mahle.com is their website as well.

[pnblight]

Thankyou very much for your info Proengines

Just for everyones benefit, i managed to find the Aust Distributor and guess what!!!! they are in Melb :headspin:  

anyhoo here is their contact number & address

MAHLE Engine Components Australia Pty Ltd.  

2 - 8 Oxford Rd

Laverton North 3026

Melbourne

Phone: +61 (3) 83 68 18 88  

Fax: +61 (3) 83 68 18 04  

http://www.mahle.com is their website as well.

did you get a price on the piston kits $$