Are Summitts rebuild kits with forged pistons any good?
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From: chatt,TN,US
Are Summitts rebuild kits with forged pistons any good?
Or would I be better off buying a seperate set of pistons?
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Bright red 87 GTA with 350 tuneport. Basic mods such as K&N filter, Flowmasters, Wells MAF, TPIS air foil, Accel 8.8mm plug wires with , Accel distributor cap and rotary buttons.Gutted cat. B&M Shift kit, 100HP shot Nitrous, soon to change over to carburator.
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Bright red 87 GTA with 350 tuneport. Basic mods such as K&N filter, Flowmasters, Wells MAF, TPIS air foil, Accel 8.8mm plug wires with , Accel distributor cap and rotary buttons.Gutted cat. B&M Shift kit, 100HP shot Nitrous, soon to change over to carburator.
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From: Monroe,LA,
The TRW forged pistons weigh a little more, but aside from that they are just fine. I am going with these pistons in my rebuild, so I hope they are good 
. I am also going with the stage 2 connecting rods also and I have heard nothing, but good about these.
. I am also going with the stage 2 connecting rods also and I have heard nothing, but good about these. 
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From: Readsboro, VT
Car: 85 IROC-Z / 88 GTA
Engine: 403 LSx (Pending) / 355 Tuned Port
Transmission: T56 Magnum (Pending) / T5
Axle/Gears: 3.42 / ?
When my rebuild kit came in, my pistons were Federal Mogul and said pretty much nothing about TRW, but I believe that Federal Mogul owns TRW. I've put about 3200 miles on the motor and so far so good. Well, at least in terms of the pistons.
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From: PA
Car: 88 Firebird WS6
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.42
I got Summits kit w/o the pistons. Everything is Federal Mogul. Bearings, oil pump, rings (Moly faced top)... Everything...
Not a bad kit IMO.
Not a bad kit IMO.
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