Top 5 piston manufacturers
TOP 5 best piston manufacturers
5 STK
Country: Russia
Rating (2022): 4.5
The pistons of the Russian manufacturer STK are manufactured using the company's exclusive technology from high-quality raw materials. In almost all engines of domestic cars, kits from this company can be installed. Despite the most affordable cost, products in terms of quality are not much inferior to more expensive counterparts.
Repairing the engine of a Niva, or UAZ, Lada Kalina or Priora using STK plug-in pistons will not hit the car owner so hard. In addition, if the timing belt breaks, it will be possible to do without expensive repairs. The growing demand for piston kits from this company for such foreign cars as Opel, Ford and Volkswagen speaks of the rather high quality of products.
4 Motordetal-Kostroma
Country: Russia
Rating (2022): 4.6
For a long time, the reputation of this manufacturer suffered greatly from counterfeit products on the market. However, the launched online authentication service quickly put everything in its place - to check the original pistons of this company, it is enough to enter the code located on the label under the protective layer into a special form on the company's website.
High-precision casting on Japanese equipment and a unique alloy composition, which includes more than 10% silicon, provide high consumer characteristics of the product.After installation and running in (due to the special design of the compression rings, it is an order of magnitude faster), the repair kits of this company ensure trouble-free operation of the engine for more than 100 thousand km. In any case, many owners of such cars as the VAZ 2110, Lada Kalina, Priora and Niva were able to verify this from their own experience by installing sets of plugless pistons.
3 Prima
Country: Germany
Rating (2022): 4.7
The top best piston manufacturers include another German brand, whose products have earned real recognition in the domestic market. Plug-in models that do not bend valves when the timing belt breaks are in particular demand. Prima piston repair kits are installed in the engines of such popular cars as GAZ, VAZ Niva, Lada Priora and other domestic brands.
The owners note the high performance of the product, which allows the engine to last almost as long after repair as the factory assembly. In order for new parts to show their full potential, after installation, proper running-in of the motor is necessary. Serious demand from buyers also attracts dishonest sellers - there are a lot of counterfeit products on the market. When purchasing pistons or rings from Prima, you should definitely make sure that the products are original. Judging by the user reviews, they have not let anyone down yet.
2 MAHLE
Country: Germany
Rating (2022): 4.8
A huge advantage of MAHLE pistons is the unsurpassed product quality. Deliveries to the market of spare parts and assembly lines of manufacturers of many brands of cars are carried out from one factory, and there are no differences in the quality of the original goods.
In the domestic market, plug-in models of repair pistons are in demand. The products are distinguished by high manufacturing precision and raw material quality. They can be installed in Chevrolet Niva engines and models such as VAZ 2110, Kalina or Priora. At the same time, the high price is more than offset by a long service life - after a quality repair, the period of trouble-free operation of the engine may turn out to be no less than that of a new motor.
1 KOLBENSCHMIDT
Country: Germany
Rating (2022): 4.8
A wide range of repair products of this manufacturer is designed for more than 2000 car brands. Among this impressive list there are also such domestic cars as GAZ, VAZ 2121 Niva, as well as a more modern LADA lineup (Kalina, Priora, etc.).
The quality of original products is best indicated by direct deliveries to the conveyors of many European auto giants. In the spare parts market, the price of a piston of this company is at a quite affordable level, positively differing in quality from its closest competitors. Plug-in models with a recess for the valve are in great demand - this avoids serious damage when the timing belt breaks.
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