Stock pistons

[cafryer]

Hey guys my latest project truck is underway. Was thinking about doing a mild build on the motor with lbz rods. just wondering with good tuning how much hp can the stock lb7 pistons handle?

 

[ripmf666]

I would save up and do rods you already have to balance it.

 

[blk smoke lb7]

If your looking for lbz rods i have 2 sets

 

[cafryer]

PM me a price will ya.

 

[ecc_33]

Pistons will last until they crack or melt. Seriously nobody can say they will last this long or that long. They will last until they fail period. If you want a piston to hold up get a arias and plan on puting new rings in the engine every 10,000ish miles or so

 

[LWATSON]

For a mild build I think your on track. Stock LB7 pistons have been proven to hold up to 800-850 HP fuel only. LBZ rods I think can be reliable up to 700 or so. I would try to swing some rods if I could but I would'nt be scared of the stock lb7 pistons.

 

[LBZ]

For a DD with a max hp of about 600-650 I would be comfortable running de-lipped stock lb7/lly pistons and LBZ rods. Any more than that you need to look into Mahle pistons or something a little stronger and good rods-carrillo, crower, howards, etc.... In the end, tuning will play the biggest part as to how long they last.

 

[hondarider552]

Stock pistons have been proven to hold 1000hp with the correct tuning.

 

[IOWA LLY]

Stock pistons have been proven to hold 1000hp with the correct tuning.

For a while......

 

[hondarider552]

60k miles is good enough for me. :thumb:

 

[IOWA LLY]

60k miles is good enough for me. :thumb:

At 1000RWHP? Yeah right......

Maybe if the truck only occasionally actually used that 1000RWHP it had available.

 

[hondarider552]

Your correct, no one can use 1000hp on the street.

 

[Evan@InglewoodTrans]

What truck are you driving thats 1000rwhp?

 

[hondarider552]

None.

 

[Dirtymaxx03]

the rado has got to be close to 1000

 

[hondarider552]

Yea, 1000 Giggawatts :dancenana:

 

[cafryer]

This is going to be my dd so im only planning on 500 hp. My tuning will be mild. Im only planning on getting lbz rods as a backup if the stock rods fail but i think the lb7 rods will live at that power level.

 

[codyn]

Pistons will last until they crack or melt. Seriously nobody can say they will last this long or that long. They will last until they fail period. If you want a piston to hold up get a arias and plan on puting new rings in the engine every 10,000ish miles or so

The rings will last longer than 10,000 miles

 

[hondarider552]

This is going to be my dd so im only planning on 500 hp. My tuning will be mild. Im only planning on getting lbz rods as a backup if the stock rods fail but i think the lb7 rods will live at that power level.

Why not justt put the LBZ rods in there? No sence in having a "backup" if you have the opprotunity to use the better of the two..

 

[RENODMAX]

Why not justt put the LBZ rods in there? No sence in having a "backup" if you have the opprotunity to use the better of the two..

X2. My build will be using lbz rods