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370 ring gap for boost and nitrous??

Old Sep 15, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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Default 370 ring gap for boost and nitrous??

when your planning to maybe spray nitrous with your moderate (15-17lbs) boost, do you need to space the rings differently??

Or another question, should i be looking at a different piston? my plan, i believe, is to use some weisco boost pistons??
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Old Sep 16, 2010 | 11:49 PM
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go with gapless rings. you can have like .026 gap and total seal rings wont leak down or butt(depending on how hot the engine gets). used some on a stroker big chevy that had 2 stages of n2o(400hp). 2% leak down @ .026 gap. theyre pricey but worth it. most ring manufacturers have instructions on what to gap the rings at in the box with the rings u buy. if not give them a call and tell them what ya got and im sure they can give u a spec
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Old Sep 17, 2010 | 09:19 AM
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good call, ill just contact the manufacturer when i install them. didnt know how many people have dealt with this situation before. its not a def. that i will be spraying, but i dont want to set something up that will limit my abilities, im not out to break any kind of records, but i do like to push my setups to their limit.
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