Je pistons

[Nero]

Does anyone know of UK supplier of JE pistons andTotalSeal rings for 2jz?thanks

[alex h]

Leon buys them in - but I doubt if he stocks any. Infact finding any Supra oversized pistons off the shelf in the UK would be hard work. Sorry to be so negative. I would check with JE themselves as to their lead time to get them to you in the UK...then ring round places like Envy, JPS Motorsport, TDI, Whifbitz....etc etc, then compare the lead times.

[Nathan]

I have HKS pistons on the shelf which I can rob from a waiting job if you get stuck, and are by far the best option for the 2JZ in my opinion. We have used JE many times before but they do tend to be heavy, require bigger bore clearances and don't come with any anti-det coating on the crown or anti-scuff on the skirt. The car in my sig was fitted with JE's (by the customer) and suffice to say it did rattle a fair bit. It was also fitted with Total Seal rings. Of course, the one main benefit with JE's is that they are cheaper...

Edited to add that the HKS ones are 87mm, 1mm bigger than stock.

[Nero]

Thanks Nathan.....but unfortunately way out of my budget...I only need 2..and good s/h if poss
cheers

[Syed Shah]

Nathan,

Do you have the weight of stock pistons v JE v HKS? Would be interesting since CW regards stock pistons as 'boat like'.

I thought JE pistons were supposed to be very good, or is this only the case with the PHR special JEs?

Thanks

[Martin F]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Syed Shah @ Jan. 13 2004,19:11)]Do you have the weight of stock pistons v JE v HKS?

Also vs. JUN

[Syed Shah]

While were at it, I think there is some rod info on SF.

I'll track it down and post it up. It is nice to have it to refer to.

[Martin F]

Yeah can be added to the slowly evolving technical pages i'm writing.

LOL

[Syed Shah]

Found it!

Here we go:

Bolt size/weight/rod tensile strength/bolt tensile strength

Crower...3/8"/615 grams/150k psi/220k psi

Carillo H-beam...3/8"/600 grams/ not available/ 285k psi

Pauter...3/8"/640 grams/220k psi/220k psi

Eagle...5/16"/525 grams/not available/225k psi

If any has the missing info, or specs of other rods, post it up please

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Syed Shah @ Jan. 13 2004,19:11)]Nathan,

Do you have the weight of stock pistons v JE v HKS? Would be interesting since CW regards stock pistons as 'boat like'.

I thought JE pistons were supposed to be very good, or is this only the case with the PHR special JEs?

Thanks

lol, I have some good data here but I don't have JE's in stock at the moment....can anyone tell me how much a Mk4 one weighs, minus pin and rings?

You would be surprised how light the stock pistons are (or how heavy the pukka HKS ones are, depending on your opinion).

I personally think the stock pistons do a bloody good job of handling twice the power they were designed for, and for many years as well. Can't think of many engines that can do that.

JE pistons ARE good, as I said, but there are better. I have a problem with rattly engines. JE's do that. Some couldn't give a stuff. HKS pistons run on stock clearances (about 1.5 thou I think). JE's normally run at least twice that IIRC.