Avonbar/Accralite forged pistons
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We have been working closely with Accralite over the last 6 months to produce a light, Very strong, versatile group of competition forged pistons. Please have a look on our website for more details and pictures.

http://www.speedgenie.co.uk/avonbar/index.html

http://www.speedgenie.co.uk/avonbar/Images/18cc.jpg

Thanks
Ian
Avonbar

http://www.avonbar.com

nice piece of advertising there

Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on a carb?
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on Injection?

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lol

Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on a carb?
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on Injection?

http://www.mattwoodsphotography.com

Interesting comments from the guys... We already get a discount from Avonbar, and if that discount includes pistons, then that's a suitale arrangement IMO.


I do like the look of these pistons. Nice thick top land, full skirt, nice deep dish, etc...

it is a bit of free advertising but to be honest i dont see a problem with it as these pistons may be of interest of a lot of people on this forum.

when i first started turboing my mini, before this forum was around, ian at avonbar was always happy to help with free advise over the phone

Edited by Carl on 25th Nov, 2005.

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

All fair comments, it was just a thought, as I know how much it costs to host this site every month......

For the record Ian at Avonbar has been very very helpful with advice to me in the past as well, hence I returned the favour by spending a considerable amount of £££ with him!

I c dave, so how much with the discount would these piston be then?

Best 1/4 mile 13.2 seconds @116 mph
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on a carb?
First 5 port miniturbo to make over 200 bhp on Injection?

http://www.mattwoodsphotography.com

That's an answer for Avonbar come Monday morning!

TOP MAN! ian

Keep up the good work!

Avonbar as we know is the only "comprehensive" company who specializes in the “A” series Turbo market!

long may the company Continue! 99% of my money will now!
be spent with him !

this small touch of advertising is welcome in my book.

like tom says good advice comes free! from avonbar.

On the note of running this website ALEX B, it does cost him a considerable amount each year to run this site with payment to the server company.

some money will be posted to alex from me shortly.
a few quid more from us all wont go a miss!

Edited by BENROSS on 26th Nov, 2005.

When do they come as cast?

Sorry guys it wasn't meant to be total advertising. I knew it would be of interest so posted. Vegard- Never going to be cast!! why??
Hmmm......Price is a tricky one. As you can see they are pritty bloody well price already. All i can do is free carriage.

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Why? Because I do not need forged pistons, especially not in a road engine, which mine are.

Ahhh fair play. Forged pistons aren't just for racing they can be used for the road and aid reliability.With cast pistons if you get a mixture or ignition problem or a combination of the two they are fine until it a certain point were to much heat is involved then they just disappear. Forged pistons are far more stable when you have a mixture/ignition problem because of the manufacturing process and heat treatment.

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I'm aware of this, but....

As far as I know, forged pistons need more skirt clearance than cast ones. This means after 250 heat cycles (compared to 20 on a racer) the pistons slop about from cold, wearing themselves out. Isn't this correct?

Yeah you tell him Ian!.......

I also believe the (not that we like talking about them) Vauxhall XE ran forged pistons as standard...

Yeh....They don't flop about anymore! Due to the latest heat treatment they don't 'Pant' as much as they used to. On some non-A full race engines with slipper pistons you might give an extra 1/2 thou clearance.

http://www.avonbar.com

all i can say is well done to ian at AVONBAR!

for getting this off the ground & sorting this into production.
AVONBAR is forging! ahead

with new products & innovations for our A series Mini Turbos.

these pistons are the best uptodate! IMHO produced for the humble A series Turbo.

You on commision Ben?

hope to be ....lol

its just nice Dave that a company such as avonbar is around i honestley think that without ian at avonbar it would be harder to source those nob ach! parts.

& life would be a lot duller in the turbo mini world

even though ians postage is a touch costly......
you read this iain

Edited by BENROSS on 30th Nov, 2005.