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Old Apr 29, 2003 | 10:29 AM
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How much clearance/gap should I allow on these Diamond Rings in a 3.905 bore?
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Old Apr 29, 2003 | 10:35 AM
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.016 & .020
.018 & .022
.020 & .024
I am running a 100 shot of nitrous and plan on going to a 150 shot in the next few months.
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Old Apr 29, 2003 | 03:52 PM
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Default Re: Where to set the gap with Diamond rings @

In an above post, Fireball set his at .018/.022 with his h/c motor.

Jason99T/A said he was going to set his at .022/.026 because he's adding a TNT kit on his solid roller 346.

I'm just quoting them, might want to call Diamond.

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Old Apr 29, 2003 | 04:18 PM
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Always err on the loose side with the rings, especially with nitrous. There is very little to gain with the slightly tighter end gap, but a whole lot to loose if set up too tight.

.020"/.024 would be fine.

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Old Apr 29, 2003 | 07:26 PM
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Default Re: Where to set the gap with Diamond rings @

I emailed Chris at Diamond and he told me to use .016 for the top and .018 for the second. He said that its good for N/A and light nitrous use. Give Diamond a call. Its their stuff, they should know.
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