}BlueFire{

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Are you guys running stock piston ring gaps? Also stock rod bolts or arp? Thanks for any light you can shed.

Burken01

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How high of hp? Many guys run bone stock ls1's+injectors up to a certain extent!

TurboMonte100

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Some guys are getting away with running stock gaps, There are too many variables for a real guideline. Examples. Ring and cylinder wear (High mile engine will have more gap). Original ring gaps can vary from batch to batch, year to year etc. A engine that is "leaned" on harder and runs hotter will need more gap than a mild performer.

I am currently working with a low mile 5.3 that the cylinders look like new, the top rings gaps are around .016 - .018. I would be afraid to try my luck and push these too hard. I plan on boosting this one pretty good, so I am opening up the gaps to .024.

JAX04

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}BlueFire{

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I just found by chance some post by skinnies. Apparently he has stock ring gaps and rod bolts pushing over 800whp on a few cars.

}BlueFire{

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I want to ideally have it in the 5-600 range for street duty and 800+ for track duty. L33 with a pt7675 on e85 is what ill be running.

Ryans99ls1

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factory ring gaps, rod bolts are pointless unless you plan on spinning it pretty high(which i would not do with boost and stock bottom). ARP head studs (85ftlbs) and ls9 headgaskets here

TurboMonte100

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I have no problem with the stock rod bolts and I am reusing mine. The rod bolts are more likely to fail at high rpm and not so much at any predetermed hp level. Stock rod bolts have been known to rev to 7500 and hang in there at 1300 hp.

Again on the ring gap, if you have a engine that is "Loosened" up some you may be fine. I like to base my engine builds around experience and accepted standards proven over the years.