Stock LS1 Ring Gap
Stock LS1 Ring Gap Gentleman, I need your opinion on this matter.
I am rebuilding a 1998 stock LS1. I bought some Sealed-Power rings and when I was checking the gap at the cylinders they were all gapped at:
Top Ring: .019
2nd Ring: .021
Does this sound correct for a stock LS1? I thought that the service gap limit
was:
Top Ring: .015
2nd Ring: .025
The shop I took it to deglazed the cylinders, they didnt cut the cylinders. Do you gentleman think this can affect anything? Should I go ahead and install the rings like this or is there anything else that I should do to make the ring gaps match the service manual specs? One last thing, the top rings dont show any mark or bevels, both sides are the same. Can I install either way?
Thanks in advance!!
I am rebuilding a 1998 stock LS1. I bought some Sealed-Power rings and when I was checking the gap at the cylinders they were all gapped at:
Top Ring: .019
2nd Ring: .021
Does this sound correct for a stock LS1? I thought that the service gap limit
was:
Top Ring: .015
2nd Ring: .025
The shop I took it to deglazed the cylinders, they didnt cut the cylinders. Do you gentleman think this can affect anything? Should I go ahead and install the rings like this or is there anything else that I should do to make the ring gaps match the service manual specs? One last thing, the top rings dont show any mark or bevels, both sides are the same. Can I install either way?
Thanks in advance!!
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Gentleman, I need your opinion on this matter.
I am rebuilding a 1998 stock LS1. I bought some Sealed-Power rings and when I was checking the gap at the cylinders they were all gapped at:
Top Ring: .019
2nd Ring: .021
Does this sound correct for a stock LS1? I thought that the service gap limit
was:
Top Ring: .015
2nd Ring: .025
The shop I took it to deglazed the cylinders, they didnt cut the cylinders. Do you gentleman think this can affect anything? Should I go ahead and install the rings like this or is there anything else that I should do to make the ring gaps match the service manual specs? One last thing, the top rings dont show any mark or bevels, both sides are the same. Can I install either way?
Thanks in advance!!
I am rebuilding a 1998 stock LS1. I bought some Sealed-Power rings and when I was checking the gap at the cylinders they were all gapped at:
Top Ring: .019
2nd Ring: .021
Does this sound correct for a stock LS1? I thought that the service gap limit
was:
Top Ring: .015
2nd Ring: .025
The shop I took it to deglazed the cylinders, they didnt cut the cylinders. Do you gentleman think this can affect anything? Should I go ahead and install the rings like this or is there anything else that I should do to make the ring gaps match the service manual specs? One last thing, the top rings dont show any mark or bevels, both sides are the same. Can I install either way?
Thanks in advance!!
Take a good look at your rings make sure there aren't any marks to show which side is up. If you don't see any check the chamfer on the inside diameter of the rings. On the top ring the chamfer goes up, on the second it goes down.
Last edited by PortPros1; Oct 7, 2007 at 04:58 PM.
