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Ok so for my rebuild Im doing on my 2000 Bonneville SSEi what would be the best pistons to use?
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Stock Low milage.
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New Stock, Unless you are going some crazy motor build then you can get Forged pistons from venders like ZZP or Intense.

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Depends on if it has to get bored over or not. If bored over then I'd get OEM replacements from ZZP. If it's not bored over, then :withstupid: low mileage used.
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Ok so if Im putting in a VS cam and intake and possible headers should I go with the forged ones or just stock?
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Stock, unless you're changing compression. Because once you change the pistons to something other than OEM/stock replacements (different weight) you have to get the rotating assembly re-balanced (machine shop work).
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new sealed power pistons are going to cost you around 450 dollars. std. bore
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bonniegirl wrote:Ok so if Im putting in a VS cam and intake and possible headers should I go with the forged ones or just stock?
if you are doing mods, you should have headers
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