LMM: Can I use a mahle piston alongside oem pistons?

[warpspeed]

Do you know if I can use a mahle piston alongside oem pistons?


I have to replace one piston in my LMM.....my options are $40 used stock piston from henry, $95 mahle piston, or $175 oem piston.

Mahle is closed today or I'd be calling them. Part # 224-3709
From what I gather Mahle didn't make the lmm pistons so thats why I'm double checking.

I'd sleep best @ night if I put a new piston in.....& thats what I plan to do IF the mahle will work with the other 7 stock pistons.



*Sorry I'm not replacing all 8, don't have adequate funding & not going to be pushing this motor so upgraded parts aren't necessary. The other 7 are perfectly fine, #6 had a hole thru it from the previous owners hot tune.


PS: if anyone has a LH Intake manifold for cheap pm me!

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

the oem ones are made by mahle

 

[paint94979]

01-05 pistons are made by Mahle 06-10 were made by an Asian company

 

[Jscherbs]

I would buy the new oem one but thats me.

im sure the used stock piston would work just fine. Henry wouldnt sell you junk.

 

[hondarider552]

the oem ones are made by mahle

Incorrect.

 

[gmduramax]

Change all 8 while your in there. Put LML rods and pistons in.

 

[Harbin_22]

Change all 8 while your in there. Put LML rods and pistons in.

Is there much proof if they are any better?

 

[gmduramax]

Is there much proof if they are any better?

Doesn't matter there cheap :rofl:

 

[JoshH]

Doesn't matter there cheap :rofl:

Yeah, and they can't be any worse.

 

[coldLBZ]

Change all 8 while your in there. Put LML rods and pistons in.

X2 I personally wouldn't trust the other 7 pistons either, but that's me. And the LML stuff is cheap enough to give it a shot.
Rods $45
Pistons $23
Rod Bearings $5
Prices taken from this thread: http://www.duramaxdiesels.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36875

 

[Sledheadxp800r]

Your probably gonna want to run 8 matching pistons.

 

[xtremebikr04]

Id personally run all the same pistons. I dont think youd go wrong with a used/new stock one.

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

Who makes lbz pistons?

 

[Bryce418]

Who makes lbz pistons?

Probably a company with a name like shandonglinglong.

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

Could be ha, I always thought they were all mahle

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[duramaxdiesel]

Probably a company with a name like shandonglinglong.

Yup! That or just grab a few pots and pans and toss them down the stairs

Nick

 

[JoshH]

Who makes lbz pistons?

Dong Yang Piston Company is what I heard.

 

[Bryce418]

Hmmmm. I would have guessed china not Korea.

 

[duratothemax]

Dong Yang Piston Company is what I heard.

correct. Korean.

 

[slo truck]

Mahle pistons are really good, I use them in my Boosted gasser, and so do plenty of folks in the boosted LS world.