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Originally Posted by cleatus12r
I spent some time today getting parts ready for the machine shop. Pistons are on the way along with headers and a cam.
Suppose .017" of ring gap might be not-quite-enough?  Like most things I have here, if it was a good runner, it wouldn't be in the shed for my entertainment pleasure. |
What did you end up running for Ring End Gap? Normally on a 4.360" bore with factory pistons and rings, I'd use about .025" - 0.028" for compression rings (maybe 0.028" - 0.030" on the 2nd ring) and .018" - 0.020" for oil ring.
For aftermarket stuff I just use whatever they recommend, especially for hypereutectic pistons. The expansion rate on those are slightly different then regular aluminum slugs.
*Technically", some specs only call for 0.004" per bore inch, so in those cases a 0.017" end gap would be considered acceptable. At the end of the day, I'd rather be a tad larger gap than too small. As someone mentioned:
If the gap is too big, only you will know. If the gap is too large, EVERYONE will know!
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