are prolites worth it?

[6.5silverado]

alright, i am about to get my bike ported, polished, and get the head milled. the bike is not blown but i am wondering if i should get an after market piston. the stock piston is not in bad shape and neither is the cylinder, so should i still get it honed and go with prolites? hone, and put the stocker back in? or just put it back together? also do you really notice a difference with after market pistons like prolites?(is it worth the money?) Sorry if these are dumb Q's , just trying to figure out the best and most cost effective way to go.

[redneckcp03]

if youre gonna have it apart go ahead and spend the money now pro lites are good pistons they are only like 95 shipped with gaskets on ebay

[honda250r]

ya put in a new wiesco piston and rings and get the cylinder honed

[6.5silverado]

how much do you guys think i should get shaved off of the head? i dont want to have to deal with running racing fuel, so could i still run 93 if i get 20 thou off.

[flotek]

you could take mroe than that off the head for pump gas , rjatv on here (click on the blue banner)sells the blaster piston kits for a really good price ,id replace the piston while its apart and then youl lhave the best under the hood and peace of mind that its done right ,stockers are heavy they drop skirts and are prone to tiny cracks over time

[fastR of puppets]

weisco all the way

[6.5silverado]

Originally Posted by flotek

you could take mroe than that off the head for pump gas , rjatv on here (click on the blue banner)sells the blaster piston kits for a really good price ,id replace the piston while its apart and then youl lhave the best under the hood and peace of mind that its done right ,stockers are heavy they drop skirts and are prone to tiny cracks over time

Just out of curiosity, how much cylinder pressure(psi) will i be adding with .020 off the head? also, what "blue banner"? THANKS FOR THE HELP

[flotek]

hes a sponsor rjatv.com he sells discount parts for e2s members his banner is often appearing up on top of the page or click on his link at the home page . milling 20 thousands off would prbobaly equal only an additonal 12-14 pounds of compression

[DEEBlaster88]

stockers are ok..... mine lasted like 3 years then blew up in the cylinder now i got a bigger one!!!!~

see my avatar....

[DEEBlaster88]

that thing got scarred up!!! and i was doin a burnout in the gravel! all i heard was a CLINK!!! and the engine bogged back down.... so tried to kick it then got stuck and there is my result.