3/29/00
Ken,
The main U.S. manufacturer of stock replacement pistons for the
Buick 215 engine is United Engine & Machine in Carson City, Nevada. The
brand name is Silvolite and the catalog number for that piston is 1718.
They are available in std. +020", +030", +040", & +.060". It is supposed
to give 8.8:1 compression ratio with the +.030" bore size. They also make
a high compression ratio version (9.6:1) (No.9598) but I have heard they
are nearly impossible to get. There may be other suppliers as well but
this is the main source I know of. Check out the complete catalog on their
website kbsilvolite.com.
Cheers,
Dave Kernberger
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>Bad news when we pulled the pan off my 215 Buick
>(in a Corvair, spinning backwards). Pieces of # 5
>piston laying all over. Tried to locate one from typical
>supplier here (Las Vegas) = no luck. Can anyone
>suggest a source (hopefully somewhere nearby)?
>I should have been ready for this, as I knew I'd
>need to get hard parts some time for this beast.
>Thanx in advance.
>Ken Cory
>kencory@writeme.com
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