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mfirth · 02-10-2018, 08:12 AM

Surely this has been covered, but......... Egge .030 over pistons in an 8ba with
Eldebrock 1115 heads, 3 3/4 stroke, 8cm cam...Yes or no???? Read some horror stories about Egge pistons, but my shop has already them??? Thanks a bunch ! mike

alanwoodieman · 02-10-2018, 08:16 AM

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NEVER have had a problem with Egge pistons, but the repro's from carpenter another story! seems the pistons are not all quite same dia. our machinist has started honing out the cylinders a thousandth over to make them work

02-10-2018, 08:12 AM	#1
mfirth Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: ohio Posts: 986	piston choice Surely this has been covered, but......... Egge .030 over pistons in an 8ba with Eldebrock 1115 heads, 3 3/4 stroke, 8cm cam...Yes or no???? Read some horror stories about Egge pistons, but my shop has already them??? Thanks a bunch ! mike

02-10-2018, 08:16 AM	#2
alanwoodieman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: upstate SC Posts: 2,965	Re: piston choice Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) NEVER have had a problem with Egge pistons, but the repro's from carpenter another story! seems the pistons are not all quite same dia. our machinist has started honing out the cylinders a thousandth over to make them work