Owner reviews for pistons

the stock pistons are REALLY strong, the best piece of hardware you can get on a race engine is Mahle, the stockers are Mahle and forged...

those Mahle pistons are badass i wish I could afford a set i'd be drivin a 2.0t already

The AEB's you supplied for my first motor held up fine for 50K+ miles. And the definitely saw 8K more than a few times.

I'll stick with the $200 Mahles.

i'm running a t3/t4 50 trim @ 20psi, 034 management, je pistons, eurospec rods, blah blah blah..... stock head, 260/256 cam = 263whp, 280wtq on a two hour dyno tune, room for improvement with more tunning and more fuel capability. Very reliable after you work out the kinks... fun to drive..... even at 200whp

id go with JE pistons, tend to be a little cheaper then the wisecos.

Also, if the piston doesn't want to go back in (it should only take moderate force with Channel locks or a C-clamp) get a soft-faced hammer and gently tap around the lip of the piston, if its not aligned right it will bind up when you try to push it back in.

I already have a set of 83mm Mahle's for a 9A (20mm piston pin) and I'd like to use them since I feel my ABA block needs a cleanup job.