Thread: Vet pistons swain coated pics

I got my vet pistons back from swain. got TBC and PC-9 coatings. Time to pull my ve apart so it can go to the machine shop.

how much did that run you?

about 190 shipped both ways. the coating was $38.00 per piston. The pc-9 bumped the diameter right where I wanted it.

not bad. now is the coating just for protection or does it have any performance adding abilities. Im sorry i dont know much about coatings

tbc is a thermal barrier that does not allow heat to absorb into the piston. It also keeps the heat even across the face of the piston reducing detonation. Pc-9 reduces friction and cylinder wall wear.

looks really good man,i was going to do this to mine aswell but i got sick of spending money lol..

im not to familiar with these pistons but do they need to be notched for the oil squirters in the sr20ve motor....also are your pistons std. bore,jw if they have and overbored piston

Yes they clear the piston coolers. I checked them against the gtir pistons and these are based on the factory vet pistons. These are cp pistons and do come in various sizes. I chose to stick with the std size and had the pistons coated so I could get the piston to wall clearance where i wanted it. these pistons also will clear the over sized valves.

nice man! this is def on my list..

Doesnt VET pistons comes with different surface in stock?