TRW Pistons for iron duke by Fadingaway
Started on : 02-27-2014 07:59 PM
Replies : 10 (678 views)
Last post by : DisplacementIsKing on 03-01-2015 11:14 PM
Feb 27th, 2014
Fadingaway Member Posts: 168 From: Hammond, Indiana Registered: Oct 2012
248sf-so anyone know where I can get these?
07:59 PM
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Fadingaway Member Posts: 168 From: Hammond, Indiana Registered: Oct 2012
Good news, I came across the part number doing research into building a more powerful duke thats not a super duty. I did find everything I was looking for at autozone. 9.0:1 CR standard size piston H547CP. Anyone looking to build a duke these pistons are what you want.
10:43 PM
Feb 28th, 2014
zkhennings Member Posts: 1922 From: Massachusetts, USA Registered: Oct 2010
Isn't that lower than the stock duke CR?
12:46 AM
KurtAKX Member Posts: 4008 From: West Bloomfield, MI Registered: Feb 2002
That's the stock replacement part. There is nothing desirable about that part for performance use. No increase in compression, not forged, not lighter weight, no gains.
08:07 AM
Fadingaway Member Posts: 168 From: Hammond, Indiana Registered: Oct 2012
I was under the impression duke stock ratio was 8.5:1 I guess you can't believe everything you read
11:24 AM
Mar 1st, 2014
armos Member Posts: 666 From: Registered: Aug 2010
quote Originally posted by Fadingaway: I was under the impression duke stock ratio was 8.5:1 I guess you can't believe everything you read
It's a vague memory but I think maybe the earliest generation dukes were 8.5:1. The version used in Fieros is 9.0:1 though.
09:40 AM
Feb 27th, 2015
DisplacementIsKing Member Posts: 58 From: Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Registered: May 2014
Feb 28th, 2015
Arns85GT Member Posts: 11159 From: London, Ontario, Canada Registered: Jul 2003
the duke is not a particularly good engine to soup up. the lower end has limitations in strength and the cylinder walls are not all that strong.
it has been tried numerous times, but for the cost of materials and time, it certainly will not satisfy in the long run
You will likely spend less and get more power out of an Ecotec swap.
Arn
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11:17 AM
Fadingaway Member Posts: 168 From: Hammond, Indiana Registered: Oct 2012
Well kinda weird to bring up this old thread, I ended up putting a 3800 supercharged in my car.
02:48 PM
Mar 1st, 2015
DisplacementIsKing Member Posts: 58 From: Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Registered: May 2014
Oh good for you, saw the link from Google while searching for flat pistons just thought I would share
07:50 PM
DisplacementIsKing Member Posts: 58 From: Grimsby, Ontario, Canada Registered: May 2014
I know this is an old thread, would there be enough valve clearance with flat pistons in a stock 2.5 duke? It would up the CR nicely.
11:14 PM
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