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Hi,

I'm going to rebuild my 1990 Alfa 75 Turbo's engine.

After engine rebuilding, i will use megasquirt as a ems system, garrett gt2876 as a turbo with 750 cc injectors. So i will expect at least 300-350 hp from the car.

But, as you know this is an old car, i cannot find competition parts.

For example when i rebuilt my subaru impreza's engine, i bought pistons from wiseco, connecting rods from eagle, sleeves , head gaskets and oil pump from cosworth and a twin plate clutch kit from exedy. This was very easy.

So... How can i find forged pistons, forged rods , strong sleeves and a special head gasket (like cometic or cosworth) and a twin plate or bronze clutch kit ?

If anybody can help me, i will be appreciated.

Thank you all.
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Cometic will make you a head gasket to suit. They will need a head gasket for your engine and to know how thick you want the gasket. They are online.

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I'm living in Turkey, cometic is based in Usa, so i cannot send my old gasket to them. Gasket is not a big deal for now, because i cannot find forged pistons.

Maybe Wiseco, CP or Arias can produce pistons for me , but the problem is, i only know the bore and stroke (80x88.5) , they need this information :

piston pin measurement,piston compression height, piston dome/dish volume, valve place depth. Anybody knows these values?
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Send them a piston as a sample. That way they can make the new pistons without guessing.
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I'm living in turkey :( So sending the piston is a hard job, i will try this after all the solutions are unavailable. Thank you.
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maybe this guy could help or point you in a direction http://www.performatek.com/

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gurcell wrote:I'm living in turkey :( So sending the piston is a hard job, i will try this after all the solutions are unavailable. Thank you.
There is no post office in Turkey? 8)
I sent my piston to the US from Sweden. Still waiting for the pistons though. :|
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What parts are you after i may be able to help .



gurcell wrote:Hi,

I'm going to rebuild my 1990 Alfa 75 Turbo's engine.

After engine rebuilding, i will use megasquirt as a ems system, garrett gt2876 as a turbo with 750 cc injectors. So i will expect at least 300-350 hp from the car.

But, as you know this is an old car, i cannot find competition parts.

For example when i rebuilt my subaru impreza's engine, i bought pistons from wiseco, connecting rods from eagle, sleeves , head gaskets and oil pump from cosworth and a twin plate clutch kit from exedy. This was very easy.

So... How can i find forged pistons, forged rods , strong sleeves and a special head gasket (like cometic or cosworth) and a twin plate or bronze clutch kit ?

If anybody can help me, i will be appreciated.

Thank you all.
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Talk to Greg Gordon (www.hiperformancestore.com). Give him specs for the pistons and he can have Venolia make pistons for you. I can't say more, so it's best if you contact him. He MAY have rods for the 4-cyl as well.
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