
Low Quality Pistons
piston1·Components
Low quality pistons for a combustion engine. Pistons convert expanding combustion gases into the motion that turns a crankshaft.
Stats
- Stack size
- 10
- Despawns after
- 5 min
- Condition
- 60
Best Monuments to Farm Low Quality Pistons
| Monument | Per full clear | Mostly from |
|---|---|---|
| Radtown | 1 every 2 clears | Vehicle Parts Crate |
| Oxum's Gas Station | 1 every 2 clears | Vehicle Parts Crate |
| Abandoned Supermarket | 1 every 2 clears | Vehicle Parts Crate |
| Mining Outpost | 1 every 2 clears | Vehicle Parts Crate |
| Underwater Lab | 1 every 4 clears | Vehicle Parts Crate (Underwater Labs) |
Expected from opening every container in one copy of the monument once. Dots are the keycards its readers take. See the monument tier list for overall value.
Where to Find Low Quality Pistons
| Source | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Parts Crate | 41% | 1-2 |
| Vehicle Parts Crate (Underwater Labs) | 41% | 1-2 |
Chance it's in one container or on one body, measured by filling each one 50,000 times on a vanilla server. Every source's full table is in the loot tables.
Research
Tech tree: Engineering WorkbenchThis item: 15 scrapFrom scratch: 255 scrap over 7 items
The from-scratch figure is the cheapest chain of unlocks from the start of the tree, with nothing researched yet. Mark what you already have on the tree to see what is actually left.
Crafting Cost
Recycler Yield
Safe Zone Recycler 40%
Monument Recycler 50%
12× Metal Fragments
1× Metal Fragments50% chance
Powered Monument Recycler 60%
Red Recycler (Power Plant) 75%
18× Metal Fragments
1× Metal Fragments75% chance
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