Believe it or not, this is actually a pretty rare occasion that I post at length. I would also like to preface my post to the effect that I do NOT in any way, shape, form or fashion want to be misconstrued as "blowing my own horn". I also really don't want to engage in a metallurgical debate. Now, with all that said....let's talk pistons. Hi! My name is Brian and my company sells, almost exclusively, pistons based upon a 2618 forging! :spank: There, I feel so much better now that that is off my chest!:woohoo: Seriously guys, I have been intimately involved in the development of the Revolution/Millennium cylinders almost since their enception in 96-97 and have run just about every available form and/or fashion of piston on the market in them. When we won the ADBA Superstock national championship back in '98 we used hypereutectic OEM Thunderstorm pistons with .001 clearance. Don Tilley on the other hand used Wisecos of a different forging nature and had great success (Don't know the P/SW). Early in '99 we switched to Ross forgings then on to JE's and won the World's in Melbourne, Australia(Both at .002-.0025). In 2000 we started testing with the CP 2618 as well as embarking on aggressive cam/barrel experimentation. In '03 when Scott Scherb and I won the HDSP 883 National championship we routinely turned that motor over 8500 rpm for 12-30 miles on the big tracks. How many piston failures did we have? Zero. What was the piston to sidewall on that engine? .0015 to .002" with a 2618. We ran them in everything from my own father's '99 FXDX (Prototype cylinders .0015 P/SW and is currently in my shop for a 114" upgrade after 30,000 city and highway miles and over 200 passes at the dragstrip...leakdown was 3%) to Evo dressers in the Arizona desert to XL's in the great white north to 100" nitrous motors on the salt. Have we ever had a failure? Sure. Was it due to a 2618 piston forging distorting or breaking down over time. No. To my knowledge, in the last five years we have NEVER had a piston seize (cold or hot, street or race) that was installed correctly. The list goes on and on and on.....but I digress. I am not attempting to climb a soapbox that, to be honest, others here are more worthy to climb. The bottom line is this, we have rigorously used and tested and won races and set records with just about everything out there. They all have qualities that are inherent. There are choices in the industry. Make your own (God Bless the USA!) and be at peace. We use 2618's and the cylinders are warranteed for life. Thanks so much for everyone's time and if there are other questions please give me a call toll free at 866-892-2109.
Brian Nallin
Revolution Performance, LLC
Brian Nallin
Revolution Performance, LLC