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i bought a set of TRW Forgies [or so i was told..]
and now im not so sure they are what i was told they are...
unfortunatley i bought these months/years? ago, and figured that ill probably never use them now, so ill sell them.
but can anyone tell me if they are any good?
just realised they're standard size too..

cheers.

got any side on pics ?

Wouldnt the casting numbers on the underside indicate that they are cast and not forged?

They are cast. And appear to have a heap of detonation on that pitted one

iv never really seen forged pistons, so i cant really compare..
but theres no casting lines anywhere which threw me off i guess.

oh well.

they do look like trw forgies as it look like the gudgeon is retained by those circlip thingies i can double check the numbers later i do have a set here

numbers match so they'll be forgies, they just have the lumpy tops taken off

thanks Joe.
i do remember looking them up ages ago, and i thought i found a reference to that number, and being trw's, but when i checked again, couldnt find anything, so started to seriously doubt myself.

what are some opinions on re using a piston with that much pitting ?? i wonder if there's enough meat to give it another shave ?

btw james pm sent

I would guess that you shuld line up the little indent in the piston crown with the inlet valve. Having thouht about the pitting a bit more I think that you should trial build the block as the piston may come obove the deck. I had a set of TRW forged pistons and when they were machined flush with the deck all the indents for the valves were gone.


Tom