Pistons 92 forged vs. 93 hyper

[Shakerhood]

I still Stick with the Fact that Ford Put Forged Pistons in the Blown Cobras from the Factory. They are in Business to make money, so why would they spend the extra money to put them in the Car? Especially with all of these "supposed" Benefits of Hypers, of faster warm ups, and Emissons, Yada, Yada, Yada. Ford thought ahead and did not want Pistons blowing apart taking out the Engines which would have given them more bad press plus all the extra money in Warranty Costs!

 

[millhouse]

I still Stick with the Fact that Ford Put Forged Pistons in the Blown Cobras from the Factory. They are in Business to make money, so why would they spend the extra money to put them in the Car? Especially with all of these "supposed" Benefits of Hypers, of faster warm ups, and Emissons, Yada, Yada, Yada. Ford thought ahead and did not want Pistons blowing apart taking out the Engines which would have given them more bad press plus all the extra money in Warranty Costs!

Cast pistons would have worked fine in the stock cobra application. If you look at other OEM forced induction vehicles you'll find various types of cast pistons used. I'd venture to say the only reason ford put forged pistons in the cobra was because they new what the public was going to do….up the boost! And, while upping the boost certainly would void the warranty, the bad press that came along with engine failures was probably not worth it.

 

[5spd GT]

Cast pistons would have worked fine in the stock cobra application. If you look at other OEM forced induction vehicles you'll find various types of cast pistons used. I'd venture to say the only reason ford put forged pistons in the cobra was because they new what the public was going to do….up the boost! And, while upping the boost certainly would void the warranty, the bad press that came along with engine failures was probably not worth it.

Ding Ding, we have a winner

Shakerhood - You have to recall, that the 96+ blocks all started getting stronger, to the point where they would now outlast the hyper pistons typically.

We are talking about '93-'95, are we not? The block (in good conditions) will let go, before the hyper pistons.

 

[Modular2v]

Ding Ding, we have a winner

Shakerhood - You have to recall, that the 96+ blocks all started getting stronger, to the point where they would now outlast the hyper pistons typically.

We are talking about '93-'95, are we not? The block (in good conditions) will let go, before the hyper pistons.

CORRECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[86bluecobra]

If you have the money on a rebuild go with forged. The fact is for most of us guys with the power numbers we are running, hypers would do just fine. If you want the peace of mind go with forged pistons.