I was boosted for a while last year ran a best 14.75 quarter at 95 mph, and hope to be again sometime soon. Are all of you guys running stock cast pistons? I ran into issues with my 1.6 with stock internals and broke off all the ringlands, which is fine, new/used low mile engine for $200 and back on the road. I want to boost again, but don't want to spend $1000 on a rebuild kit with forged pistons. I have everything sitting in the shop to do it again with the exception of the Neo I used last year. I would want to go standalone (MS2 v 3.57). How do you think stock pistons would hold up limiting the boost to 10 psi?

 

From what I've seen an all stock 1.6l with a good tune should hold up to 10PSI but that's about the limit. Even at that you'll have to be sure to not abuse the engine.

 

I'm boosted! banana.gif

5psi for now until I can get the 1.6L transmission out of my engine bay.

 

Boosted 98' accent sport x3 here smile.gif

7psi, untuned, Greddy type RS bov, accent GT injectors, accent GT maf, accent GT throttlebody, 2 1/4 piping kit with FMIC, BEGI RRFPR

i fall in love with it all over again every day on the way home from work.

for some reason people love to pick on a green and primered accent with an apexi muffler.

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