pro x piston

[bagds101]

does anybody have any feedback on the pro x brand piston? i need a new piston and i was wondering if they are any good

 

[Surfrjag]

one local shop likes to use them but im pretty sure they are a cast piston.... go with weisco!!!

 

[YFS101]

prox used to make cast and forged pistons... not sure what they are now days.

 

[sheeblast]

pro-x and wiseco are owned by the same company
http://www.pmi-europe.nl/

 

[UncagedShadow]

pro-x was bought up by weisco and is their cast piston. Wiesco named pistons are forged. This is just how wiesco labels their cast pistons.

 

[Surfrjag]

from what i understand ART made the pro x and its basically a stock replica. things may have changed though...

 

[bagds101]

so i was trying to keep my budget with piston and gasket set under 100 bucks and was just wondering. i will go with wiseco if pro x is junk, but i was just wondering so i can get my top end done soon.

 

[bagds101]

here is the link to ebay Pro-X Piston Kit Yamaha YFS200 Blaster 1988-2006 67mm - eBay (item 320562229689 end time Mar-12-11 14:09:13 PST)

 

[YFS101]

Ill call Wiseco tomorrow

 

[bagds101]

alright. let me know what they say cause if nobody has any feedback i might get one to try it.

 

[99LRDblaster]

I'd go with Wiseco and not just because I run it. I've seen more than a few Pro-X pistons fail......probably because of user dumbassery, but fail nonetheless. I don't see this as often with stronger forged Wiseco pistons.

 

[bagds101]

yeah i think ill just spend the extra cash and get a wiseco prolite. i already spent 300 for my exhaust and a arms and then another 245 for my top end porting and then another 115 for piston and gaskets... wife isnt too happy. i was going to get a pwk28mm carb for 10 bucks but i forgot about it when i was up in phoenix and now i am back home 2 hours away.

 

[bagds101]

and i just found out pro x is made by wiseco. i was just on their website and they sell the pro x for like 88 bucks

 

[99LRDblaster]

yeah i think ill just spend the extra cash and get a wiseco prolite. i already spent 300 for my exhaust and a arms and then another 245 for my top end porting and then another 115 for piston and gaskets... wife isnt too happy. i was going to get a pwk28mm carb for 10 bucks but i forgot about it when i was up in phoenix and now i am back home 2 hours away.

28mm typically go pretty cheap. If you don't want to do that, hit up a machine shop and see if they will just bore your stock carb. I had my stock carb bored to 30mm.

 

[bagds101]

that doesnt hurt anything?