i get a pretty good deal on j&e shelf pistons.

Summit Price $214.23

Amazon has 8 sets in stock. $167.31
http://amzn.com/B002VI2IYA

those we won't work,,you need custom,,custom everything or the engine won't run right.

Very good..........that's actually pretty funny.

Dan I would use the pistons you have. What I do with my stuff & others ,is coat them. I have a blast cabinet that is only used for pistons. I ceramic coat the tops & teflon the skirts. The light scuffing on the skirt is gone after blasting and coating. I use a specific blast media per cal-coat, and then bake the pistons.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]548531[/ATTACH] Here are some that I did that were slightly scuffed.

Wow, nice work! Can I send you my pistons ??
I`ll wait to see what needs to be done to the bores then decide coat pistons or 548ci. Might be nice to start with a fresh bores.

While what the car makers use is informative, one factor has to be considered - they absolutely do not use the same costing criteria we do. Another $20 (or even $200) for rings for us isn't an issue. Another $20 per engine for them better show another 20+ hp OR a reduction in warranty that more than offsets the cost.

Otherwise, the engineers are stuck using the cheapest ring that will get the job done.

I don't put together a blower motor without coating the pistons. That stuff is Da bomb . I rebuilt a motor that a spring broke, piston hit the valve, put a big smiley in the piston. I thought oh ****, have to get new pistons, but after blasting the ceramic off, the smiley was only in the coating and slight mark on the piston. After recoating, it looked brand new. I have also noticed that the bottom of the pistons don't show any signs of burnt oil. I also used coated bearings on everything, The bearings are just a insurance thing, but I really think coating pistons helps a lot.

I do same thing, swain tech gold coat top and std skirt coating, i used diamonds in house coating, was weak and wore off fwiw