They make aluminum pistons and rods for just about any application. They do not accept credit cards, you pay half up front as a deposit, and there is about a 3-week turnaround from when they receive your order.

[1998/Jun/08] I had an old invoice and job order from 1996 which I needed to duplicate for my race Spit. I called and spoke to Dale, who gave me a quote based on the old invoice. I was very meticulous in repeating prices back and confirming statements, but when I received my order C.O.D., I found a considerable upcharge added. I had ordered two pistons -- he had told me anything over one piston was subject to a 40% upcharge. I called back and talked to him, and he said he had never told me the quote he did, and when I reminded him to look at the previous invoice he said it was wrong and I would need to pay the higher amount. He was VERY uncooperative. I sent a fax detailing my problems to the manager, Tom Prock, and very quickly got a phone call back from Sharon, who refunded the added amount plus paid for the shipping, and was very apologetic about the whole situation. She was upset that this had happened to me, and said they would deal with it on their end. Result: I will continue to do business with them, but will never deal with Dale again. -- Susan Hensley <susan@grotecon.com>

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