Button Pistons | What Do YOU Know About Wrist Pin Retainers [TECH TALK]

[@Dave-but-why]

a+ for the diamond guy.. actual answers :)

[@MafiaboysWorld]

That was phenomenal for an interview Andre, so in depth from Dan, unlike the Carrillo guy who needs to take notes on how to be informative. Just from that interview I'll consider using Diamond pistons in the future for an engine build. This is how you do great customer service! 👍

[@flyonbyya]

Wow! Engineering and design all explained in one exceptional presention... No more...No less !

[@RyTrapp0]

Incredible video! And, here I always believed that piston pin buttons were outdated '80s technology, but the moment he mentioned lowering and spreading the ring stack, it all made sense how running buttons in a modern piston can offer some real tangible benefits. Great argument in the benefits of a thicker ring pack as well, it's quite contrary to modern rhetoric to suggest such a thing, yet it still makes perfect sense in being rather application specific. It's not about jumping on the latest fads; rather it's more so about choosing the most beneficial options for your specific application from both the old school tricks to the modern technology.

[@ArgosWarrior]

It does also help to have a sporty 70's styled tash, just like the one modelled here. We do offer a combo deal comprising of tash, toupe and sideburns

[@astonmarjo]

True facts not opinions, tried tested and trusted. Bravo!👏👏👏

[@jamesdriscoll2478]

they made my pistons for me great guys. i told them what my goals where and let them do what they do best.cant say enough good about these guys thank you

[@c2rautomotive]

Great tech of diamond pistons

[@bobbythompson3544]

C2R TV Great info!

[@hpa101]

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[@khalidalqamzi1967]

High Performance Academy T-shirt* .. you are welcome 😁

[@hpa101]

@@khalidalqamzi1967 I think that was the greatest typo I have ever managed haha. Email me mate, I'll send you some stickers and thanks for pointing it out so I could fix it =) - Taz. [e-mail]

[@boosted2.4_sky]

Dan the man.... knows his stuff...☝

[@astonmarjo]

Think I'm going with these pistons on my new 2jz build, I like what I'm hearing. Thanks

[@jocrp6]

Aircraft engines have used piston buttons for a long time.

[@CF-rx7hx]

Good job Dan... well done. 👍👍

[@SeanOBryanZZ]

Great questions in this interview! Really good info

[@RadDadisRad]

I would’ve bought Diamond pistons but the only option available is low compression 9:1 for the ecoboost 3.5, I do like that they use a standard oiler ring package and not a thin oiler

[@MafiaboysWorld]

I'd shoot him an email and see if he could custom make a set for the 3.5 with your preferred compression. 👍

[@dj4monie]

@@MafiaboysWorld Diamond will make anything you want if you willing to pay for it. 9:1 by the way is very boost friendly as-is. While going up say two points if your running methanol or ethanol as a fuel would be nice, I say jack more boost into it and keep your timing reasonable, it will make serious power if done right.

[@donfinch862]

As always, bloody faskernating. Thanks

[@joebrown9621]

this gentleman really knows his buttons 😆... 👍🏾 and pistons

[@kellygordon103]

Sweet stash bro

[@stevenkelby2169]

He looks like chopper reid!

[@rafaellastracom6411]

Would you recommend shrink fitting the button in place?

[@MassageWithKlay]

well that would be an awesome idea, although in race applications, the likelihood of the need to remove by the end of the season (if not before) is pretty high, and with shrink fitting, you'll then have to pretty much destroy something in order to pull them all apart again. That being said, having one shrink fitted and the other lock fitted, could be an awesome idea and a way to insure minimal tolerances which are easily maintained through heat cycles.

[@handfulofflow3820]

I think you would have other common issues if you were to use this style of piston in a boxer ( Subaru ) engine I can’t think of how you would install the wrist pin

[@blkdna748]

Oh importance of thickker top ring for boosted engine. Heat exchange that would save engine blown. Ozom innovation.

[@gofast8878]

Cool stuff, good info

[@BIGSMOKE-bl2lq]

I had a c clip break on a 2 stroke got caught between port and cylinder on bkth sides fucked shit up

[@bobbythompson3544]

Any link to Millington Diamond engines?

[@limitlessbuilds]

These are just for race applications though right?

[@dj4monie]

Where did you get that from? A low silla piston is great for daily use and improved reliability. To drive on the street you really don't need double or triple the stock output do you? Ring packaging and thickness of rings is when you need to reach power levels that normal people don't need to visit. This usually means some form of competition because I really don't see the point of having 600-700 hp 4 cylinder engine and it NEVER SEES A RACE TRACK,

[@limitlessbuilds]

Anthony Thomas I haven’t built a lot of turbo engines myself, was just always told to go forged when going street use. I will be building a 500hp k24 DD soon, and I wasn’t even considering these before this.

[@mikeruthen6236]

extra weight?

[@coqulation]

standard pins are steel tho

[@BIGSMOKE-bl2lq]

Nothing wrong with a bit a cushin 4 the pushin

[@alj2264]

Hilarious D Fonz okay Dan

[@YZFoFittie]

Spiro loc is way lighter...

[@dontfeelcold]

How does reliability compare?

[@YZFoFittie]

@@dontfeelcold never seen nor even heard of failure.

[@greybeardsharpsword4626]

True day but they are a total bitch getting them out.....pretty much a one time use item.

[@ngt84]

This dude looks so stressed out

[@MafiaboysWorld]

Did you watch the Carrillo interview aswell? Now that was a stressed out dude. Dan seemed very happy to provide information where getting info from that Carrillo rep was like getting blood from a stone! 👍

[@ngt84]

@@MafiaboysWorld His look was so intimidating, he was stabbing the camera and the rep with knives lel

[@EnlightenedSavage]

Used to be really into the engineering side of this. Now that i know electric motors are the future this is so dull to me.

[@BIGSMOKE-bl2lq]

Thank you for sharing

[@hpa101]

What electric vehicle are you driving and what sort of modifications are you doing to it? If you believe what you say there I assume you're one of the people leading the charge (dum, dum, psh!) when it comes to EV modifications =) Note we love EVs too - Taz.

[@MassageWithKlay]

I still see electric as a very capped system, due to the fact that they are still limited in range. The sad thing is that the limitations are not because of electrical technology, but because of it being maintained as so.

[@approachingtarget.4503]

Dont like them. Pinch rings.

[@BC08]

Buttons pinch rings? How?