Wiseco piston weight difference.

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Re: Wiseco piston weight difference.

#16 Post by Bare » Thu Jan 03, 2019 5:49 pm

You don't imo. Lotsa faith based assumptions I suspect.
In My mind the best thing about Wisecos is their V nice thin piston rings and their liteweight wrist pins.
If you don't mind the rattle noises before a careful warm up ritual and you've adhered to the Exact clearance requirements..
they are best of aftermarket choices.
Noting that OEM Yama pistons are Always the premier choice.. IF possible.

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Re: Wiseco piston weight difference.

#17 Post by RZtuner » Fri Jan 04, 2019 2:46 pm

Normally pistons are balanced by removing material from inside the crown or around the inner piston bosses, not by trimming the skirt. On two strokes, I prefer to take material off the piston boss. You need to take a good look at your piston design to see where it's best to remove material. Some pistons have a balance pad around the piston boss specifically for balancing. If this is the case it is easy to set them up on a mill and skim a little material off.
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Re: Wiseco piston weight difference.

#18 Post by Yellow and Black RZ » Fri Jan 04, 2019 3:22 pm

As Bare says; Because of the different piston and cylinder rates of expansion, Wiseco forged pistons require larger bore clearance than pro-x/art/yamaha cast pistons.
Wiseco get a bad name when they seize up because the stock spec bore clearance was used.
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