Subject	Actually thats not quite how forged pistons are manufactured
Posted by	ZXoltan on April 04, 2013 at 3:30 PM
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In Reply To	Also I am pretty sure only the bearing surfaces get nitrided posted by BlackholeZ on April 04, 2013 at 11:26 AM
Message	Cast pistons are poured into a mold, but they are not then compressed further into a forged piston (if thats what you meant). Here's how forged are made. Pretty cool video ;-) La-Z-Link
Follow Ups	So how would you build a motor? - BlackholeZ 03:48:51 04/04/13 "Hey Kyle, can you build me this motor?" - Adam (NoVA) 07:40:06 04/04/13 "You down with IPP?" "Yeah, you know me!" (n/m) - Nate (NoVA) 08:41:46 04/04/13 "Naughty by Nature, not cause I hate ya." (n/m) - MixManMash 12:17:25 04/04/13 I wouldnt go through IPP - Zsgetyoulaid 09:08:27 04/05/13 Sorry to hear you had a bad experience. Numerous members on - MixManMash 10:56:00 04/05/13 Completely agree - Zsgetyoulaid 11:00:57 04/05/13 Just for the record - Kyle(Houston) 13:08:13 04/05/13 Re: Just for the record - Zsgetyoulaid 13:36:44 04/05/13 That's a lot of if's and could's. (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 16:15:23 04/06/13 The ambiguity was intentional (n/m) - Zsgetyoulaid 13:18:09 04/07/13 stage IV or V imo (n/m) - genic 19:57:02 04/04/13 knife edging the crank is not so simple - FuerGrissa 09:38:17 04/04/13 The wiseco pistons are forged, stock is casted - Zvil (FL) 10:21:15 04/04/13 Some good points, thanks - BlackholeZ 11:21:33 04/04/13 Also I am pretty sure only the bearing surfaces get nitrided - BlackholeZ 11:26:03 04/04/13 Actually thats not quite how forged pistons are manufactured - ZXoltan 15:30:21 04/04/13 To be honest I'll admit I meant forged starts out casted - Zvil (FL) 16:26:08 04/04/13 you're right about that but all the non-bearing surfaces - Zvil (FL) 16:28:02 04/04/13 Yeah I think you're right (n/m) - BlackholeZ 17:49:44 04/04/13 the whole crank gets nitrided, not just the journals (n/m) - aliaZ 18:42:44 04/04/13 You are right to refer to Kyle's list, if you insist on not - zellamay 15:05:02 04/04/13 Does anyone have documentation on the cranks being nitrided? - BlackholeZ 17:50:49 04/04/13 They are probably used to building american engines (n/m) - ttsmokin 12:56:29 04/05/13 He was comparing it to other cranks that are nitrided - BlackholeZ 15:51:57 04/05/13 there are several different processes for nitriding - aliaZ 07:48:05 04/06/13 tell your builder to go eff himself (n/m) - aliaZ 13:08:02 04/05/13
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