The pictures above are file photos of our Wiseco pistons.

Wiseco forged pistons are highly regarded in the street/strip performance industry. Our pistons are made using 2618 aircraft alloy and have fully machined crowns. Most lower-cost forged pistons on the market do not use this alloy, and they do not have fully machined crowns. We prefer the 2618 alloy over the lower-cost 4032 alloy, which may fragment due to detonation, causing significant damage to the engine.

The 4032 forged alloy pistons are suitable for stock or mild engine builds, but should never be used in carbureted engines built to high horsepower levels.

The forged 2618 alloy piston is much more resistant to the effects of detonation and heat. Our Wiseco forged pistons are custom-designed with an increased compression height, which has many advantages.

Since our pistons sit at a taller-than-normal compression height, you'll only have to remove approximately .005-.010 off the deck surface of a virgin block to achieve a zero deck (flush with the deck surface). This maintains the deck's thickness, making it much stronger than a block that has been cut down .025". The engine will also run cooler with a thicker deck, as the deck dissipates much of the built-up heat an engine generates. This also allows for future deck resurfacing without compromising the integrity of the block.

Scat Crankshaft

The Scat crankshaft supplied with this assembly is manufactured from an exclusive Space Age material designed for high strength and fatigue resistance. Scat cranks are 25% stronger than stock OEM cast cranks and are the best value you will ever find. The Scat crankshafts are ideal for building a strong bottom end for street rods, dirt and circle track racing, and drag strip racing. This crank is suitable for use up to approximately 500-525 HP.

We recommend checking the thrust clearance on the crank before assembling the engine. This is advisable on any crankshaft, regardless of brand or cost. Also, be sure to check your main and rod journal size.

Scat Connecting Rods

Our Scat rods feature genuine ARP 8740 Series 12-point cap screws, providing excellent block clearance in the lower end of the cylinders. The quality of Scat rods surpasses that of many low-cost no-name rods on the market, as well as some branded rods.

Scat rods are bronze bushed, which are far superior to press-fit. They are much more durable, free up a slight amount of horsepower, and reduce piston and oil temperature. Press-fit rods are not recommended, as machine shops often charge up to $60 to press them on. Bushed rods with full floating wrist pins, which we offer, are simple to attach to the pistons.

Flexplate

Heavy-duty flexplate included. This flexplate will resist cracking. A low-quality flexplate can often be identified by the lack of welding on each side where the plate mates to the ring gear, their pale grey color, and their susceptibility to rust.

Our flexplates are welded on both sides, much thicker than OE plates, and are either zinc dichromate or black powder coated. We would never use the thinner OE-style plate on an assembly like this. It is very important to let us know the tooth count required to accommodate your transmission.

Some bell housings will not allow the use of a 168 tooth flexplate and will require a 153 tooth size. We usually have both available at no extra cost.

WARNING: The crank has a dowel pin installed. You must align the flexplate or flywheel to the dowel pin, as the assembly was balanced with this pin installed.

Balancing

We do our own balancing with CWT 5500 Series balancers . The CWT 5500 is the ultimate for precision balancing, and we have three of these in our machine shop. Over the years we've used many different balancing machines and much prefer the CWT line over any others.

Every rotating assembly we sell within 2 grams or less at no extra charge. ,

A balance sheet is included with your assembly.

Summary

Some of these upgrades are often requested by those building an engine without a machine shop. These upgrades are very valuable for those wanting to take longevity and durability to the next level. They are all bottom-end related, which is an area worth investing a few more dollars into, especially if you're planning on running long and/or hard. These upgrades are also valuable for your build history on your engine and would certainly increase the resale value of your engine.

A Note from Skip White, Company President:

Many people have asked how we can sell this assembly for such a low price. The answer is that we buy our products at master WD (Warehouse Distributor) level for all the items in this assembly and sell directly to the public. We are a volume-based company, and our profit is based on sheer volume with a very low markup. This large volume purchasing allows us to buy products at a much lower price, and we pass these savings on to our customers. This is our main competitive edge.

Skip White