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A Garrett GT2871r .63 or .82 housing or a 3071r .63ar housing will be used, havent made my mind up yet. I have china forged rods ready and waiting, but what are my options for forged pistons? Should I go for a higher compression ratio, 9:1 over the stock 8:5.1?

I already have an uprated intercooler and will most likely have some sort of aquamist system. The car always runs on 98/99ron Shell Vpower.

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A Garrett GT2871r .63 or .82 housing or a 3071r .63ar housing will be used, havent made my mind up yet. I have china forged rods ready and waiting, but what are my options for forged pistons? Should I go for a higher compression ratio, 9:1 over the stock 8:5.1?

I already have an uprated intercooler and will most likely have some sort of aquamist system. The car always runs on 98/99ron Shell Vpower.

I can only provide what I've done, I went with Ross Racing Pistons, they offer a lot of options, for instance, I had the tops ceramic coated, and the skirts hard anodized with teflon. They are forged, about 100 grams lighter than stock, been running 8,000 miles now everything is A OK.

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if you want some more torque sooner, then you can raise the CR slightly, but most don't go that route.....

if you want more boost, and some more power up high, then lower the CR.

I was planning on going to 8.0:1, but figured that I can keep it 8.5:1 and it may drop slightly after the head work, etc.....

I didn't really want to have more torque and low end power, instead the ability to run a bit more boost up high.....

I have Wiseco pistons with China rods....only about 1000 miles on them, but running without a hitch.

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Shall contact Wiseco and Ross. Will also contact Accralite here in the UK too.

If you're in the UK and looking for rods, my supplier drop ships from Sweden. Pricing is ~$500 USD for a set of 5 with ARP 2000 rod bolts.

Although, i'm sure there must be other suppliers in the UK?

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If you're in the UK and looking for rods, my supplier drop ships from Sweden. Pricing is ~$500 USD for a set of 5 with ARP 2000 rod bolts.

Although, i'm sure there must be other suppliers in the UK?

Thanks for the offer Mark, i already have forged rods, £300 for a set with the arp bolts.

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If you're in the UK and looking for rods, my supplier drop ships from Sweden. Pricing is ~$500 USD for a set of 5 with ARP 2000 rod bolts.

Although, i'm sure there must be other suppliers in the UK?

What kind of rods does your supplier sell?Are they China rods?

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