Proper piston ring gap for nitrous use?
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Proper piston ring gap for nitrous use? Alright guys, I got my pistons in the mail today(-12cc Mahle off the shelf pistons). There was a paper inside talking of cylinder wall clearances, and that nitrous may need a certain amount more clearance.. Anyone care to put this into english I can understand?
I have a piston ring filer, just never done this before lol.
Additional info, bore is 4.030, will be spraying up to 200 shot.
-Lurius
I have a piston ring filer, just never done this before lol.
Additional info, bore is 4.030, will be spraying up to 200 shot.
-Lurius
i've heard around 18 thousandths is typical for an all motor small shot setup. i've heard anything over a 200 shot really would benefit from opening the gap up to around .022 or .024
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Originally Posted by Selki
Jump over to the Nitrous forum. Someone there should be able to help.
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Whoops. I found the correct paper with the formulas to calculate the gap size needed lol. Mahle says I would need a .032 gap on top ring for over 150 shot, and a .024 gap on anything under 150hp.
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