i've heard good feedback about weisco pistons from a few people that i trust to build a well built, reliable car. i think that thinking down the line of things, being able to get an off the shelf piston may not be such a bad choice. should i be considering additional coatings? i do think i want to go with a 10.1 piston. reason being is that since the car is primarily street driven, i don't want to go so low that it feels sluggish down low till it gets in boost. sure the trade off is more boost and crazy top end, but i'm good with a compromise of good street manners and good power.
that's an interesting bit about the forgings being farmed out to china. i had no idea. that changes things i think. now, before i was serious about pulling the trigger on a motor, i had thought of tracking down a take out terminator's crank and rods. i know the stock crank has been used in several applications with surprisingly good success but i think that there is still value in the piece of mind with an oem forged crank. these days, i'm really liking the oem performance parts (which is funny because this is a turbo car, and not a DOB powered although the thought had crossed my mind a few times to jump ship). what do you not like about race bearings?
would you by chance know a ceiling of range that is capable of as it sits? would just an injector change be sufficient? then again, it just depends on what i ultimately do. if i choose to stick with this turbo i may max that out before the fuel system.
i'd think that when you factory in the cost of a 'yote crank, the extra machining, and labor it would take to get the oil pump oriented that it would be near or over the cost of a refurbished terminator crank from modmax for i think $800? using a 'yote crank would not only be slick and unique, but you have the opportunity to buy a forged oem crank that is readily available.