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Old Apr 19, 2007 | 12:58 PM
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Mine's still running like a top. No oil usage at all.
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Old Apr 19, 2007 | 06:09 PM
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Mine's still running like a top. No oil usage at all.
Sweet! that is good to hear... I was wondering what you had gotten into....

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Old Apr 19, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by SideStep
Sweet! that is good to hear... I was wondering what you had gotten into....

Just driving whenever I want. This thing could easily be a daily driver.
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 02:44 AM
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what if i have a built short block from TExas speed. are the tolerances all set correctly?
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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There are a lot of posts here that are erroneous. Until then, understand that the internet is full of regurgitated BS that leads people down the wrong path.

A piston CAN be designed that rides just fine and quietly in a 4.0 and 4.125 stroke engine. The Rings are a big deal as well....a lot of people with oil control problems aren't saying which rings they're running because their belief in marketing hype is stronger than their own observations. They'll keep looking at EGR/valve stem seals etc. until the cows come home and never acknowledge the root of the problem.

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