Give Egge Machine in Los Angeles a try. They seem to have parts for almost
anything, but they do come via a premium price sometimes.
>I had already suggested Kanter's to him, but he said that Kanter's told
>him the pistons were the same for the GMC and Pontiac 347. At that point
>he asked if the pistons for the Pontiac were the high (10.25:1) or low
>(8.5:1) compression ratio and Kanter's replied that they were flat top.
>
>I believe that the GMC (and probably the low compression Pontiac) pistons
>were dished to get the lower compression. I know that the 7.6:1
>compression ratio GMC V8 and the 10.25:1 Pontiac used the same head
>casting, so they must have dished the pistons to reduce the ratio.
>
>Any comment Rick?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joe Garcia [mailto:chevy1@jps.net]
>Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 9:14 AM
>To: Hanlon, Bill (ISS Houston); Old Trucks List
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] GMC V8 pistons
>
>
>www.kanter.com/ shows everything to build the 347
>
>Joe
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Hanlon, Bill (ISS Houston)" <Bill.Hanlon@hp.com>
>To: "Old Trucks List" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 5:52 AM
>Subject: [oletrucks] GMC V8 pistons
>
>
> > Anyone know where one can buy pistons for a 57 GMC 347" V8? Or even a
> > 57 Pontiac 347" V8?
> > If Pontiac, they would need to be the low compression (8.5:1) pistons,
> > not the high compression (10.25:1) pistons.
> >
> > Stock piston (including pin and keepers) is GM part # 2371412. Of
> > course this was 1957 only because 347 V8 was only 1957. Picture in the
> > shop manual shows them dished.
> >
> > A guy on a old Pontiac discussion group wants to know. I sent him
> > sign-up instructions to this list.
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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