2.3L Ecoboost Long Rod and Piston Kit (88mm Bore)
$1,567.49
- Brand: Esslinger Engineering
- Product Code: 2.3L Ecoboost Long Rod and Piston Kit (88mm Bore)
- Availability: In Stock
We've developed this long-rod piston kit to reduce cylinder wall loading, and increase reliability of the 94mm stroke 2.3L engines. These engines come..
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We've developed this long-rod piston kit to reduce cylinder wall loading, and increase reliability of the 94mm stroke 2.3L engines. These engines come from the factory with really short 5.875" rods that equates to a relatively short 1.59:1 rod/stroke ratio. We've gone with a 6.136" (+6.6mm) length rod, and shorter 1.050" compression height piston to reduce the stress on the rods and crank. Most of the other options on the market are tailored around the OEM rod length because that's what is commercially available, not what's best. They will tell you that you don't want to use a shorter piston because it requires an oil ring rail, but for 20 years the aftermarket has proven that there is no durability drawback. The reason the OEM's don't use oil ring rails is because they are an added cost, and require a small amount of additional time during install (both of those cost less than $5/set, but over 100's of thousands of engines that adds up to millions of dollars saved by the OEM for not using them). Our motto on stuff like this has always been, "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right"! We don't worry about saving $10 when there is a proven performance gain at stake!
Valve Reliefs:
Valve Reliefs fit up-to 33mm intake valves and 31mm exhaust valves.
Valve relief depths work with all of our cams, even our Stage 4 Ecoboost cams with full range of variable cam function!
Forged 2618 Piston specs:
Bore: 87.5mm, 87.55mm, or 88mm
Compression Height: 1.050" (27.432mm)
Compression Ratio/ Piston volume: 9.2:1/ -6.4cc
Wristpin Dimensions: .886" (22.5mm) x 2.250" x .230" wall 9310 (Extreme Duty material) Steel
Wristpin retention type: Wire Loc's
Ring groove dimensions: 1mm, 1.2mm, 2.8mm
Rod specs:
Length: 6.136" (155.85mm)
Big-End Housing: Standard Ecoboost
Wristpin housing: Standard Ecoboost
Bolts: 3/8" ARP2000 or CA 625+ (optional upgrade)
Available ring options:
Gas nitrided File-fit ring set
Total Seal AP Gapless top, Napier 2nd, 3pc. oil ring set
*** As with any of our specialty pistons, these Long Rod & Piston kits take 3-4 weeks for JE manufacture the pistons from the date the order is placed. ***
