The pistons and rods came out of my motor about 2 weeks ago, the motor ran perfect. The reason why they came out is becuase i pulled my motor apart for a simple freshening up, then decided since i had the motor out and basically apart (top half) to just do the whole thing, so i got diamond pistons and scat rods, (just for peace of mind) you can look at the pistons and rods, actually i was going to put the stock pistons back in i even stamped the cylinder they came from on the top of the piston for reassembly. if your interested just reply to this post or pm me, if you want to know more just ask , and i have pictures available so if you need them just let me know.