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Old Oct 24, 2018 | 01:22 PM
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Red face L8 257 question

Hi i was wondering if the Oldsmobile straight 8 engine i have in my 1948 98 will work with an Oldsmobile straight 6 piston. Reason being i see a bunch of sets for 6 pistons instead of 8.
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Old Oct 24, 2018 | 07:04 PM
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Sorry, the pistons are not the same size. The 6 cyl pistons are about 1/4 inch larger if I remember correctly.
Old Oct 24, 2018 | 07:52 PM
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Thank you looks like I will have to make do or get some made
Old Oct 25, 2018 | 04:13 PM
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Kanter Auto Products offers 257 straight eight pistons .
They say " availability is limited " so call them .
https://www.kanter.com/productdetail...Router=Gallery
Old Nov 14, 2018 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Charlie Jones
Kanter Auto Products offers 257 straight eight pistons .
They say " availability is limited " so call them .
https://www.kanter.com/productdetail...Router=Gallery
Your awesome thank you I will call them today
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Old Nov 15, 2018 | 06:35 AM
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Possible another choice. Good luck. Mark.

https://egge.com/
Old Nov 15, 2018 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by zzcruzin
Possible another choice. Good luck. Mark.

https://egge.com/
I checked it out of interest. Looks like the have everything you could need to do a fresh rebuild except I did not see pistons listed.
Old Nov 15, 2018 | 06:39 PM
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How about Egge? Do they make them?
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