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Old 09-21-2017, 05:21 AM
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Those gaps aint big ! And most certainly will not cause any smoke or other problems.
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Originally Posted by stevieturbo
Those gaps aint big ! And most certainly will not cause any smoke or other problems.

Good! If I followed mahles turbonring gap specs I'd have like .018. Wtf
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Old 09-21-2017, 10:26 AM
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lol I gapped the **** out of my rings in my ly6. It smokes a little after a pull but I think that's due to inadequate crankcase ventilation which I plan to fix soon.
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Old 09-25-2017, 07:40 PM
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Tigged my reluctor wheel on today. Hoping to have the engine together tonight.
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Old 09-26-2017, 12:38 AM
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Longblock is assembled
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Old 09-26-2017, 09:25 AM
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Is it not as much a case of tigging the two parts of those 2 piece rings together, than simply tigging one part to the crank ?
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Old 09-26-2017, 04:43 PM
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The reluctor is 1 piece, it's spot welded to itself from the factory. You just gotta tig it tonthe crank. Don't use any rod, just puddle it front the two parts
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Old 09-26-2017, 04:46 PM
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Yes, and it's those spot welds holding the 2 pieces together that can also fail.
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Hmm, haven't seen that, only the whole thing come loose.
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It's the reason why some places make a billet 1 piece wheel, the 2 piece design is just crap.
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Originally Posted by stevieturbo
Those gaps aint big ! And most certainly will not cause any smoke or other problems.
Hehe watch that blood pressure.

I'm planning 28 for both rings.
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Happy now? You scared me into taking my engine part again ��
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Old 09-27-2017, 05:24 AM
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Better indeed yes.

here is a 1 piece example, just for reference. Although unless pushing 6500, 7k+ most dont have too many issues anyway

https://www.briantooleyracing.com/bi...el-140024.html
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Thanks man, hopefully I've done everything I can to help it be reliable
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This is probably a silly question, but will/can tack weld(s) throw off the cranks balance? Just curious is all
Build is coming along nicely
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Originally Posted by rkupon1
This is probably a silly question, but will/can tack weld(s) throw off the cranks balance? Just curious is all
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Shouldn't, I didn't add any filler rod. I just melted the two components together.

Also it's close to the crank centerline
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Got it, that makes sense. Can not wait to see some videos of this nova makn some boost
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The weight of any weld, would probably be less than the weight of any oil hanging around the crank during rotation anyway ?
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Thanks Rk, I can't wait either! I gotta hurry, it's cooling off here :/
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Very cool build, just read through all the pages. Nicely done.
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