Ring gap, this ok?
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Ring gap, this ok?
k im gapping my own rings, first time here. I know they need to be square but im using one of the summit ring filers, Im holding the ring as it should but it turned out like this. theres a slight imperfection that you can see and I want to know what you guys think.
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Ok sorry for the delay its been cold as **** outside.
Heres a pic in the bore and you can see its not exactly perfect.
Iv searched around alot on the gap and iv heard some people using these rings are doing a .020 top and a .022 bottom just to be safe, any thoughts on that?
I was going to do a .018 top and a .020 bottom.
they are the sealed power rings notthing special on a 30 over bore.
Heres a pic in the bore and you can see its not exactly perfect.
Iv searched around alot on the gap and iv heard some people using these rings are doing a .020 top and a .022 bottom just to be safe, any thoughts on that?
I was going to do a .018 top and a .020 bottom.
they are the sealed power rings notthing special on a 30 over bore.
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Is it me or is that ring chipped on the right side of the gap? And u should get rid of all burs before installing them on the pistons. As for what end gap, check what the piston manufacturer recommends. Last motor I put together I had to put in a call to weisco to get their gap recommendation for the amount of boost we planned to run. They built the pistons for a certain amount so i'd follow what they say personally.
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I figured out what i was doing wrong to make the ring above turn out the way it did. Now that i have cut the others square I can finnish them all up, How ever i still need to know if i need to replace the one pictured. I think so but im also not 100% sure.