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January 13th, 2020, 02:28 PM
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Help!
I just took my 69 Olds 400 block down to the machine shop and they said I needed .30-40 over pistons due to wear. I cannot find oversize pistons anywhere. Anyone know of some options?
January 13th, 2020, 03:37 PM
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January 13th, 2020, 04:30 PM
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Depending upon what your goals are for this engine, you need to determine if you want forged pistons or cast pistons, and you also need to determine what compression ratio you want. If you merely want cast type factory replacements, Egge Machine has them; if you want forged in a specific compression ratio then likely you will need to custom order them.
https://egge.com/part/egg-1000-l2346-8/
January 13th, 2020, 04:35 PM
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January 14th, 2020, 05:13 PM
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January 14th, 2020, 05:39 PM
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Slight mistake there.
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January 14th, 2020, 06:45 PM
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Ok, My screw up 🙂🙂 I was actually trying to make a point that stuff is available with a little searching. I'm almost more curious why his machine shop isn't getting them for him ?? I rarely tell customers to get parts.
January 14th, 2020, 06:55 PM
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January 14th, 2020, 07:00 PM
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Yes I don't understand some of those guys. I don't make a killing off of the parts but every little bit helps and plus that way I know that they're going to be correct. To be honest with you most of the time I can meet or even beat the online prices and still make a few dollars.
January 15th, 2020, 01:09 AM
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Yes I don't understand some of those guys. I don't make a killing off of the parts but every little bit helps and plus that way I know that they're going to be correct. To be honest with you most of the time I can meet or even beat the online prices and still make a few dollars.
Makes me think the place doesn't want to do the work.
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