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Old 11-20-2003, 10:42 AM
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Originally posted by Excaliber


I don't like the Hyper pistons. I'm not sure WHY the main manufacturers have gone that way. Hypers are NOT stong enough for Nitrous, maybe there OK for other use?
Tigher tolerances, better oil control, cheaper to manufacture are all reasons that the manufacturers have gone to hyperutectic pistons. They will work FINE with nitrous so long as your engine is tuned correctly. They don't like detonation, but neither does the rest of your engine.


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