gilberjj
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posted June 19, 2010 03:58 PM
cp pistons for $229.....?
Seems too good to be true... am I missing something? It says pistonS as in plural.
http://www.theboombopshop.com/CP-Pistons-08-Kawasaki-NINJA-ZX14-p/m4035.htm
  
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posted June 19, 2010 04:10 PM
call the number hurry ..
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posted June 19, 2010 04:54 PM
those are for a turbo set up!
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Stu64
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posted June 19, 2010 05:01 PM
$229 each??
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smokinZX14
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posted June 19, 2010 05:27 PM
That is what a set should cost .. Hell i can 8 cars pistons for 400 bucks so why not 4 bike pistons for 200 ?..
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gilberjj
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posted June 19, 2010 07:08 PM
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That is what a set should cost .. Hell i can 8 cars pistons for 400 bucks so why not 4 bike pistons for 200 ?..
I've said that for many years, but the fact of the matter is that pistons simply cost more for imports. The pricing seems too good to be true, and I'm afraid it is. The cp pistons for a busa cost 919, which is coincidentally 1/4 the cost of the zx14 pistons..... I'm going to email just in case, cause if they are only $229, I'll be buying some.
How hard is it to put pistons in a bike? I'm a pretty good wrench, but I've never worked on something with such tight tolerances. How much should I budget for gaskets and other parts like that?
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KZScott
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posted June 19, 2010 08:53 PM
 Edited By: KZScott on 20 Jun 2010 04:55
you will need a head gasket, some silicone
just a set of drop ins and nothing else right?
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01 ZX-12R 8.84 @ 156.3 no bars, DOT tires. Pump Gas, NA.... turbo 8.47 @ 164.
00 ZX-12R 8.62 @ 165.2 no bars, slicks, Pump Gas, 55 shot.... turbo 8.32 @173
00 ZX-12R Fastest NA Kawasaki in the world 1: 222.046 1.5: 226.390 Loring AFB
00 ZX-12R street turbo 1: 227.9 1.5: 234.1 Loring AFB
00 ZX-12R LSR turbo 1: 263.1 1.5: 266.5 Loring AFB Worlds fastest ZX-12R
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gilberjj
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posted June 19, 2010 10:14 PM
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you will need a head gasket, some silicone
just a set of drop ins and nothing else right?
Yup, that's it!
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posted June 20, 2010 12:11 PM
Edited By: Compton on 20 Jun 2010 20:12
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That is what a set should cost .. Hell i can 8 cars pistons for 400 bucks so why not 4 bike pistons for 200 ?..
I've said that for many years, but the fact of the matter is that pistons simply cost more for imports. The pricing seems too good to be true, and I'm afraid it is. The cp pistons for a busa cost 919, which is coincidentally 1/4 the cost of the zx14 pistons..... I'm going to email just in case, cause if they are only $229, I'll be buying some.
How hard is it to put pistons in a bike? I'm a pretty good wrench, but I've never worked on something with such tight tolerances. How much should I budget for gaskets and other parts like that?
a lot of times drop in's don't just drop in. I'd recomend sending the upper case to millenium technologies with a piston and have them deglaze the cylinder for the piston.
dropping the engine out of the chassis takes around 40 mins with the body work off.
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KZScott
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posted June 20, 2010 02:06 PM
you can do it yourself with a hone and a drill....
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01 ZX-12R 8.84 @ 156.3 no bars, DOT tires. Pump Gas, NA.... turbo 8.47 @ 164.
00 ZX-12R 8.62 @ 165.2 no bars, slicks, Pump Gas, 55 shot.... turbo 8.32 @173
00 ZX-12R Fastest NA Kawasaki in the world 1: 222.046 1.5: 226.390 Loring AFB
00 ZX-12R street turbo 1: 227.9 1.5: 234.1 Loring AFB
00 ZX-12R LSR turbo 1: 263.1 1.5: 266.5 Loring AFB Worlds fastest ZX-12R
CMG Racing RCC Turbos
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biggmoinc
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posted June 20, 2010 03:07 PM
quick question, if i take a 1270 (13.5 to 1) n exchange the pistons to turbo pistons will that automatically lower the compression to 9 to 1 or do u have to change to a different base gasket as well
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Compton
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posted June 20, 2010 03:08 PM
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you can do it yourself with a hone and a drill....
I like to leave the Nikasil coating honing to the pros, its worth the 50 dollars to me.
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zx14, little longer, little louder, little lower.
08 Busa, just a little longer and louder and lower than the 14
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KZScott
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posted June 20, 2010 05:58 PM
its really not that tough of a job, just use the right hone and dont go wild with it 
I doubt you will find 1270 turbo pistons bigmo. you can just use a spacer as that will lower cr, but you loose a lot of the effectiveness of the squish area. most of the turbo pistons that are designed to be used with a spacer have a thicker top around the edge and are dished in the middle maintaining the normal amount of squish and lowering CR
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01 ZX-12R 8.84 @ 156.3 no bars, DOT tires. Pump Gas, NA.... turbo 8.47 @ 164.
00 ZX-12R 8.62 @ 165.2 no bars, slicks, Pump Gas, 55 shot.... turbo 8.32 @173
00 ZX-12R Fastest NA Kawasaki in the world 1: 222.046 1.5: 226.390 Loring AFB
00 ZX-12R street turbo 1: 227.9 1.5: 234.1 Loring AFB
00 ZX-12R LSR turbo 1: 263.1 1.5: 266.5 Loring AFB Worlds fastest ZX-12R
CMG Racing RCC Turbos
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