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Not at those prices I wouldn't. Wow.

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If a forged piston is what you are looking for the Wiseco is better price and almost identical to those. I can't see that these pistons are worth an extra $200+ over the Wiseco. Now, if these were some custom milled forged slugs that would be a great price. I have about $1600 in my Diamond pistons but they are custom cut, lightened and balanced if that help put it into perspective.
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Agree on Wiseco being a better deal. These are the only 390 off the shelf pistons I have found.
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Originally posted by Javelin_GT Javelin_GT wrote:

Agree on Wiseco being a better deal. These are the only 390 off the shelf pistons I have found.
Ah. So it is the pin height that is your issue. In that case compared to having custom pistons made their price seems more in line. Sorry I did not catch that at first.

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If they are the only ones which will work in your application then I would go with them. They do seem like a quality part, I just have no experience with DSS so I am only judging on their pictures and marketing materials.
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