Thread: Pistons. Coated or uncoated???

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I am seeing a lot of the coated pistons for sale. I just don't know if I want them or not, especially when I see a late model Chevy small block that is approaching 200,000 miles and doesn't show any significant signs of wear. Of course an aftermarket piston may not wear as well, I don't know. Back in my younger days I have seen engines come down with less than a thousand miles on them that looked like the pistons were almost worn out.
As of right now I don't see how you could do better than a stock Chevy hyper piston. Problem is that I want to build a couple of 383 small blocks which changes things a bit. Not to mention that a full set of pistons from GM would cost a bunch more than aftermarket pistons would. Can anyone tell me how the newer aftermarket hyper pistons wear?

Ed

they wear fine unless you have detonation.... on a newer computer controlled motor you shouldn't have detonation though because of knock sensors and such.....