piston suggestions

[Bain]

I'm about to buy new pistons for my 81 camaro. The block has just been bored out .060 over and I'm aiming for 500 to 600 hp with the other components I'm installing it will need compression between 10-12:1. Anyway I'm having trouble decided on pistons so if anyone has any suggestions on what to look into or stay away from I'd love to hear them. Thanks

[beyondloadedSE]

Stay away from Ross Racing. Those are the pistons im running. First time they cut the wrong skirt length, which I dont know why its that hard, I gave them a stock piston. Sent back the pistons and this time they send the wrong rings. Next time around, sent the right rings but the oil pick up rings were wrong. Also, they forgot to send new wrist pins since I had to install them previously. Not sure who is running the place, but they have their heads up their butt.

I've heard good things about Diamond pistons though.

[Bain]

Cool, thanks for the heads up bro. I'll check into diamonds. I'm also looking at some speed pro race pistons in summitt.

[curtis73]

Yep. Go forged. Wiseco, Speed Pro, and Mahle are the three top names I can think of. Speed pros usually have the anti-friction skirt coating by default. I don't konw if it actually does any good, but usually their coated skirt pistons are comparable in price to other brand's non-coated.

I would say between those three brands, use price as your determining factor as I have had excellent luck with all of them.

You might want to spring for the fully machined option on whatever you get. The smoother finish can reduce detonation tendencies which is something you might be concerned with at that compression.

Sounds like a beast! Let us know how it goes.

[Sluttypatton]

I had a Wiseco piston in a KX-80 I have, and I have nothing but good things to say about them. That is until I mixed the gas wrong and seized the motor, but that has nothing to do with the piston.