Pistons

The other thing not mentioned in this thread is that some high performance and almost all race engines at a simi pro and pro level are having pistons custom made to their design specs. Which is about 500 give or take per piston. Don’t forget rods, cams, and everything else. So comparing a racing engine and a basic ***** of the shelf parts street engine is apples and oranges. A street engine is made to last say 100,000 miles. Depending on the end use of a race engines about 15-20 hours. Just watching Kenny Wallace talk about his dirt car, it’s 30 grand for a rebuild. Way way outside of your pocket book Dan the (No Car) Man…