Re: Kanter Deluxe Kit for V8

Posted by Jack Vines On 2008/8/15 14:43:34

Easy to tell if one has handled a bunch. Hard to describe to anone who has not, but here goes.

1. The OEM Packard pistons have steel expansion struts cast in above the pin bosses. They also have OEM part numbers cast inside the skirt.
2. Egge pistons do not have the steel struts.
3. Aftermarket replacement cast pistons have the steel struts and their own part number cast inside the skirt. Some have a four-digit P/N stamped on the head of the piston.
4.The very few custom forged pistons I have come across do not have the steel struts, but don't look like an Egge casting. Forgings also do not have any part numbers cast inside the skirt.

thnx, jack vines