how much power can a ze handle???

[4ageturbs]

How much power can a new ze handle with out being rebuilt, has anyone blown one up,melted a piston???

[Monsterbishi]

How much power can a new ze handle with out being rebuilt, has anyone blown one up,melted a piston???

Pistons are pretty hard to melt in ZE's - They're forged.

A healthy stock ZE motor with a turbo hanging off the side can push 300hp easily, and there's plenty of examples of cars doing this.

Interesting disclaimer time...

OK PEOPLE - DON'T TRY AND FEED ME ANY "Semi-Forged" BS!
YOU CAN'T SEMI-FORGE A PISTON!

[EVLGTZ]

dont matter if pistons forged or not, the key to it all holding together is tuning. Tuning is everything.

but yeah 300hp easy peasy, brand new ze (dunno where you getting one from if not rebuilt) could do 400-500hp if setup right. Look at the speedtech dx, nothing really special inside that motor, just a really good setup and well tuned at that.

[Bazda]

they are easy to melt if your mixtures are to lean and if yoru timing decides to advance it self from 7000-7500rpm.

[RAZA]

Interesting disclaimer time...

OK PEOPLE - DON'T TRY AND FEED ME ANY "Semi-Forged" BS!
YOU CAN'T SEMI-FORGE A PISTON!

i think what is meant by semi forged is that they're cast and then heated pretty much to forging temp which makes them stronger than regular cast pistons but not as strong as forged ones.

fivebob or someone described the process on the general forum under the thread about the blown up caldina

[suberimakuri]

have a look on toymods.
A guy cut one in half and it's forged.
There's photos, and technical jargon for yah.

forged forged forged.

ca18det runs cast
bluetop cast.

seen plenty of ps on those.

[Rollux]

Pistons are pretty hard to melt in ZE's - They're forged.

Too true, they generally shatter instead!