Do I have to change the top ring gap when adding a blower?
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Do I have to change the top ring gap when adding a blower?
OK, so I have just purchased a lightly used ZL1 supercharger. The supercharger is to be installed in my 68 camaro which has an LQ4, LS3 heads/intake. Motor has all GM parts save springs and cam and headers (mids were the only thing that would clear the ground) and exhaust. Been doing research on what it will take to slap the blower on the engine. I know it is only a 1900 series blower, but I feel like this will be a good first experience with boost. I want to run like 8-10 lbs of boost.
I read I may need to gap the top ring of the piston? Is this true? If so, how much gap should be there?
I figure if I have to gap the piston rings (which would require essentially taking out the engine, I figure I might as well install forged rods/pistons. If I am doing that, any recommendations on which ones?
I read I may need to gap the top ring of the piston? Is this true? If so, how much gap should be there?
I figure if I have to gap the piston rings (which would require essentially taking out the engine, I figure I might as well install forged rods/pistons. If I am doing that, any recommendations on which ones?
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Wait, you're putting the cart before the horse. I seriously DOUBT the car will pull 500 rwhp. Nor do I want it to at this point. I do not need all forged parts on the bottom end yet. Compression is somewhere between 9.3-9.5:1 based on what you believe the deck clearance is. The question is, running 8-10 lbs of boost, do I need to change the stock ring gaps at all?
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Ring gap is not the problem with boost it just gives you more room to have a bad tune and still not blow the motor...at that level I wouldn't touch anything on bottom end..the only way I would gap is if ur looking for a max effort setup then I would go around .028 top .030 second but people like skinny are making stupid power and they won't took a ring
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Also I wouldn't forge it unless u were shooting for like 800hp plus and u never wanted to swap the motor out again..but for the price of these motors are going for and the power more And more people are producing safely it makes it hard to forge anything if u don't mindy swapping motors