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Old May 19, 2015 | 11:41 PM
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215 l6 pistons

I'm trying to find a set of .40 oversize 215 Pistons. I know I can upgrade to 223 std pistons. But trying to avoid this.
 
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Old May 20, 2015 | 04:45 PM
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The only new pistons I am aware of are from Egge. Egge is expensive. I lucked out and found a NOS set of 30 over pistons when I was going through my motor. I watched ebay, Ford Barn, and the HAMB. I think I paid $150 for my pistons. The rings are cheap since they are the same as used in 235 Chevrolet six motors.

Here is a link to the Egge pistons: Egge Piston Set
and here is the complete Egge kit (also expensive): Ford 215 L6 1952-53 (with overhead valves)
 
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Old May 20, 2015 | 05:56 PM
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How far out can you take a 215, bore-wise? Standard-bore 223 pistons are equivalent to .065"-over on a 215. I assume they use the same rods? 223 pistons are much cheaper.
 
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Old May 21, 2015 | 06:52 PM
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When I rebuilt my 215 I found a second block since the first block was already at 223 standard and needed another bore. The engine didn't run hot and probably would have been fine, I just preferred not to go out that far. I also got a crank that cleaned up at .010 instead of .030.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 38 coupe
When I rebuilt my 215 I found a second block since the first block was already at 223 standard and needed another bore. The engine didn't run hot and probably would have been fine, I just preferred not to go out that far. I also got a crank that cleaned up at .010 instead of .030.

I would like to find another crank min got some rust grooves in the main journals
 
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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 05:53 PM
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Where are you located? I want to give away a mostly complete 215 that is in parts.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2015 | 10:57 AM
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Where are you located? I want to give away a mostly complete 215 that is in parts.

Wilmington,nc
 
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Where are you located?
 
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Hey Cypher. Welcome to FTE!

Look at Fred's post in the upper right corner and it'll tell you he's from Houston.

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Check with Green Sales Co. They have a lot of NOS parts. When I was rebuilding my 215, I bought the remaining Nos inventory for the Pistons I needed. They only had three. The rest came from Egge. I paid more for one piston from Egge than I paid for all three from Green Sales.
 
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