Do you need to re-sleeve your block which A series is it?
The quote i got 5 years ago was from Footscray engine reco
spoke to George who seemed the nicer one vs the gay bikie.
Had 2 a12s bore and honed there on for stock slugs the other
for A15 pistons for the sneaky A14/A12 1361cc stroker.

Both were early block with dizzie at the front for easy rego.
Also had my crankshaft balanced after using my angle grinder
to clear counterweights to fit A12 pan and rods suit a15 pins.
There are prob some good places your way but the ones I preferred
in the past have closed down or been sold on to others.

If I had to do it again, Id do the sneaky stroker A12again
that great torque from down low and went better than my
fresh stock A14 before it (both used the head, stock cams,
exhaust system, elec dizzie and inlet with same carb settings)
but got a canary so hence went to the SSA12.

Prob suits a turbo better than stock a12 or A14 I feel as the
pistons travel faster away from tdc due to short rods reducing
the rod stroke ratios that could reduce detonation.
However maybe the lighter rods and pistons play their role
on the overall feel of the acceleration vs A14 etc etc.

I think at 80mm , thus reducing the gap between pistons may lead to blowing head gaskets under boost?
Not going to risk it
I'm going to price up the re-sleave option for Vitara pistons V custom forgies
dp

Im not sure thats his problem though, but its even better if bores are thin to re-sleeve for the 80mm then grout the bottom end. Sleeving is around 450-650 with hone then grouting can be done at home up to the welsh plugs. These forgies are suitable depending on compression needs eg. low comp (small chamber head)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/POLARIS-800-R ... 5hYeO82:rk:8:pf:0&vxp=mtr

higher comp (A14 crank/rods but A15 crank will need deck reclamation process to raise the deck 1 or 2mm before sleeving. A common on industrial and defunct engine blocks)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Wiseco-Forged ... :1&vxp=mtr&frcectupt=true

hey D , I recall you telling me once , it may be cheaper to re-sleeve back to 75mm - 76 mm and use suzuki pistons than go forged

Zigmondo I have some offset dish pistons I pulled out of my spare A15. I could press one off the rod and send it over to your piston supplier if those are the type you wish to use.

The Honda D16 forums recommend YCP and another chinese brand
here avail at 75mm 145usd for a set of 4
http://www.go-autoworks-store.com/d1tecopi.html

whats the story with e15et slugs and rings? I thought
they were also quite good?

Quote:

Looked at using these but could only find +1mm oversize which came to 76mm
need .040" over

suzuki vitara 75 cheapos will hold 25psi
You prob know Simon used PJZ pistons for
one of his builds with machined tops

USA A15 compression was 8.3 to 8.5 due to larger dish

Every automaker has gone to high compression with turbo. Only in racing classes do they still use low compression with turbo

PAECO forged
http://www.paeco.com/Piston%20Prices.htm - L16 $460 set
http://www.paeco.com/Piston%20Ordering.htm - Pistons can be made up for any engine in any bore size or compression ratio

Venolia piston for stock A15 is part number 10400
http://www.venolia.com - use the custom order form
forgies $80 each in 2014 - email for current price

Ross Racing Pistons
https://www.rosspistons.com/custom-pistons - use custom form for A15 pistons
for example forged set for SR20DET (4 pistons, pins & rings) $610 USD complete set
RB pistons $820 set of six

Oh, and many of these USA companies have the A15 specs on file ...

First Quote is about AU$1000/set if I buy 3 sets
Anyone in the US bought forgies that I could contact or is US$650 - 700/set what you pay over there?

Our crappy AU dollar at the moment dosen't help