Re: Alternative pistons and rods for V-8

Posted by Eric Boyle On 2010/1/22 20:14:46
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As to the Egge pistons, they may not be what the higher performance crowd wants or even what the rest of us would like to buy, but they are in regular use in many V8 Packards and have proven adequate for normal car driving and touring.


Define "normal". Normal for 99% of Packard owners is back out of the garage, drive onto trailer, back off of trailer, park for car show. In this sense, yes, they'll last, they never even get warmed up. Egge pistons won't stand up to what I consider "normal" driving, which is how everyone else drives their 20XX daily.

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The Kanter proposal that I put forth several years back that failed to find enough support was for pistons made to exact OEM specifications.


That's because the price of those pistons would be as much or more than a forged piston and no one was willing to do that. I can't say I blame them.

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Someone correct me if i am wrong but it has been my understanding that the REpop pistons are available in SETS ONLY. AND SUCH SETS ALL IN THE SAME OVERSIZE! This presents a problem when only one cylinder needs to be bored or maybe only one cylinder needs to go out .010 more than the other 7.


Most people when they rebuild an engine make all the bores match. Don't know about the machine shops in backwoods Kentucky, but here in Kansas they do.

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