[AgentVW]

can i get new factory 2.9 pistons? if so where and how much? im rebuilding my motor soon and might as well make it bigger, whats the best deal on je or ross pistons right now for a 3.0?
thanks
-mike

 

[Stephane Trahan]

Re: where can i get factory 2.9 pistons? (AgentVW)

Call Andy at Denon...

 

[AgentVW]

Re: where can i get factory 2.9 pistons? (Stephane Trahan)

whats denons numba?
-mike http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

 

[Stephane Trahan]

Re: where can i get factory 2.9 pistons? (Stephane Trahan)

tell him I sent ya!!

Denon PErformance
965 Fort Fraser Rise.
Port Coquitlam, BC.
(604)464-4401 Phone
(604)944-1670 Fax
(888)468-0688 Orders

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[Modified by Stephane Trahan, 11:33 PM 2-7-2002]

 

[S0ULB0Y]

Re: where can i get factory 2.9 pistons? (AgentVW)

Look around first though, I think I paid approx $1800 for my pistons, when I could have gotten them for about $900, denon does have them but others do , cheaper too

 

[nycvr6]

Re: where can i get factory 2.9 pistons? (S0ULB0Y)

quote:[HR][/HR]Look around first though, I think I paid approx $1800 for my pistons, when I could have gotten them for about $900, denon does have them but others do , cheaper too[HR][/HR]​

$1800?!?! GOOD LORD YOU GOT JACKED.

 

[need_a_VR6]

Re: where can i get factory 2.9 pistons? (nycvr6)

The 2.9l pistons *used* to be priced around $400 a set. When I went looking for them during my engine build, they were up around $1200 a set and there were only two known sets in the country. AFAIK, these pistons stopped being manufactured and are in short supply. I wasn't about to pay that much for a set of factory overbore cast pistons, so I went JE.

 

[S0ULB0Y]

Re: where can i get factory 2.9 pistons? (nycvr6)

quote:[HR][/HR]Look around first though, I think I paid approx $1800 for my pistons, when I could have gotten them for about $900, denon does have them but others do , cheaper too
$1800?!?! GOOD LORD YOU GOT JACKED.

[HR][/HR]​

Hell yeah **as I cry my eyes out**

thats what I thought, Im not sure if thats exact though, but I definitely overpaid, I looked around for a while, but the guy who built my engine didn't know that much about vr6 performance stuff, so I would look for the best prices and then refer him to what I found. At the time though I believe we called several different places who stated they had them but no one did, and basically I was a victim of the law of supply and demand I think. But still it sucks to pay a lot and then find them cheaper.

 

[benzivr6]

Re: where can i get factory 2.9 pistons? (S0ULB0Y)

Autotech sells them as well http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

 

[need_a_VR6]

Re: where can i get factory 2.9 pistons? (benzivr6)

Autotech sometimes lists stuff that they can no longer get.. I'd check on that one..

 

[AgentVW]

well if the factory 2.9s are close to the price of a set of je's then i might as weel go with som je's i wanted to do a 3.0 but i thought 2.9 would be alot cheaper but it doesnt look like it? do je pistons include rings and wrist pins? and what compression ratio could i run 11:1 or 3.0 on stock compression?
-mike

 

[Blk95VR6]

Re: where can i get factory 2.9 pistons? (AgentVW)

Try Jim Chu, he's got a set left, I think, check his post in the MK III forum. Also, look a post up from his, badmonkey has set as well. Jim's just trying to move his, and he's into the good stuff, so you know it's quality. Believe they are Ross or JE, 9:1 CR.

Mike

 

[QuickBlackGTi]

Re: where can i get factory 2.9 pistons? (Blk95VR6)

I just recently got my 83mm 9:1 comp JE Pistons with Total Seal rings and shipped to my door for $775. Give me an e-mail and I'll let you know where to get them.

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Brian