# are new pistons worth it???
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-new-pistons-worth-it/184913
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [September 12, 2006, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-new-pistons-worth-it/184913 "2006-09-12T09:06:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@06se-r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/06se-r)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2006, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-new-pistons-worth-it/184913/1 "2006-09-12T09:06:32Z")
i finally found a site that supplies aftermarket pistons/rods for my qr25 engine(about time), anyway, what is the typical power increase by adding them. and are they worth it?
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### Author:  [@yamaha](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamaha)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2006, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-new-pistons-worth-it/184913/2 "2006-09-12T09:12:48Z")
Not unless you plan on going with high compression for a N/A setup or low compression for forced induction. Save your money.
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### Author:  [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2006, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-new-pistons-worth-it/184913/3 "2006-09-12T09:42:43Z")
x2
Or if you just feel like tearing the engine apart and building it stronger.
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### Author:  [@wrayzor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wrayzor)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-new-pistons-worth-it/184913/4 "2006-09-12T15:46:48Z")
Where are you looking to go with the car? boost or n/a? or are ya just looking at the catalogs and buying pretty things?
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### Author:  [@Habib88](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Habib88)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2006, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-new-pistons-worth-it/184913/5 "2006-09-12T18:48:02Z")
Also aside from are you going NA or boost, what about the rods? I could have sworn i’ve read a few places that the QR doesn’t have the worlds greatest rods (might be wrong on this but look around i’m sure you’ll get some answers). If I were you i’d at least research that first, no point to buying pistions if the rods aren’t going to workout for what you want to do anyways.
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### Author:  [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-new-pistons-worth-it/184913/6 "2006-09-12T19:16:12Z")
i knew a guy on another forum whos good friend had a se-r. turbo’d it and only could run like psi. thing blew up and now he added pistons and rods i do believe. pushing good power now.
if you dont plan to turbo it then dont worry about it for now
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### Author:  [@onefst240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/onefst240)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-new-pistons-worth-it/184913/7 "2006-09-14T14:37:18Z")
A friend of mine has a 04 spec v. He turboed it and he is only running like 6 or 7psi but it needs tuning. The stock ecu is tuning itself but it still pulls like crazy.
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### Author:  [@TwoFortySX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TwoFortySX)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2006, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-new-pistons-worth-it/184913/8 "2006-09-14T18:47:46Z")
> [@February 7th, Wed nite, Dragonfly, Benny Benassi](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/february-7th-wed-nite-dragonfly-benny-benassi/22816/34):
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> i finally found a site that supplies aftermarket pistons/rods for my qr25 engine(about time), anyway, what is the typical power increase by adding them. and are they worth it?
you were just talking about how you wanted to be the first with 175whp and nothing more for your car. why in the world would you install stronger aftermarket internals when your stock internals will more than suffice for your power goal.
Jimmy
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### Author:  [@06se-r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/06se-r)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-new-pistons-worth-it/184913/9 "2006-09-14T20:42:28Z")
i was just curious on the power increase.
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### Author:  [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2006, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-new-pistons-worth-it/184913/10 "2006-09-15T06:27:09Z")
i got new picstons and it hooked me up with 11ty billion horsepower… to the wheels of course
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### Author:  [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2006, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-new-pistons-worth-it/184913/11 "2006-09-15T06:29:28Z")
what is the compresion ratio now?
honda guys go from like 155whp with 10:1 to around 190 whp with like 12.3:1
on the same bore and stroke
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### Author:  [@06se-r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/06se-r)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2006, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-new-pistons-worth-it/184913/12 "2006-09-15T07:16:54Z")
they have 2 different sets. one is 8.5 something, and the other is 10.1 or something. i have no idea what any of it means. i never tore apart an engine, and i have no clue what the difference is. i was looking to build a good, strong n/a motor. if there isn’t significant powetr gains, im not doing it.
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### Author:  [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2006, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-new-pistons-worth-it/184913/13 "2006-09-15T07:48:14Z")
> [@Post pics of your ride in snowy situations](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/post-pics-of-your-ride-in-snowy-situations/23507/78):
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> they have 2 different sets. one is 8.5 something, and the other is 10.1 or something. i have no idea what any of it means. i never tore apart an engine, and i have no clue what the difference is. i was looking to build a good, strong n/a motor. if there isn’t significant powetr gains, im not doing it.
10:1 sounds like stock or barely over stock. They would probably be stronger but if you’re staying N/A there is not a real big need to change pistons right now. Spend the money of more bang for your buck mods.
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### Author:  [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2006, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/are-new-pistons-worth-it/184913/14 "2006-09-15T11:09:02Z")
> [@OFFICIAL Buffalo Sabres Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-buffalo-sabres-thread/25170/2636):
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> 10:1 sounds like stock or barely over stock. They would probably be stronger but if you’re staying N/A there is not a real big need to change pistons right now. Spend the money of more bang for your buck mods.
stock is prob around there a stock type r is 11:1