Car modifications - the dummies guide! Part #3

[khguan]

In fact there is another type of piston, the billet machined piston. The entire piston is machined from high quality aluminium billet.

 

[Izso]

Ah Guan taikor tai, yes I know. But that's why I said "generally" and "common types". Billet Alu pistons are not for the feint hearted la. Forged and cast steel are more durable mah

 

[khguan]

well... in our local scene, billet custom pistons are more favourable as the price is much much cheaper than custom forged pistons.

me not taiko... I sinkalan only...

 

[Dino@Casper]

If you are willing to pump Ron97 using a thinner gasket or skimming the head slightly to get a higher compression ratio with the proper ignition and fueling you could get more ponies!! but I think this is slightly more extreme and time consuming to ensure the job is done right.

 

[deliquent]

thumbs up izso... keep it up dude....

 

[mizunori77]

nice writeup bro :wavey:

btw, maybe you can also add in some pics of spark plugs (lean and rich) as a reference?

some car owners take the words of their mechanics for absolute truth because they dunno where and how to check for over rich/lean fueling.

and since we're on fueling, you might wanna add in the effectiveness of fuel cleaner additives as some may have questions on that too :wavey:

 

[Izso]

nice writeup bro :wavey:

btw, maybe you can also add in some pics of spark plugs (lean and rich) as a reference?

some car owners take the words of their mechanics for absolute truth because they dunno where and how to check for over rich/lean fueling.

and since we're on fueling, you might wanna add in the effectiveness of fuel cleaner additives as some may have questions on that too :wavey:

Spark plug checking eh? Ok. I'll write something up on that later. Thanks for the idea!

As for fuel cleaners and additives, that'll be in one of my "Mythbuster" discussions later.