ringlands and nitrous
6 & 8 Second Club
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From: Illinois, RT 66 dragway area
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Every piston is different, lower and looser rings are always better, safer.
The amount of meat in certain areas varies greatly from company to company, so it's hard to make one general statement.
Just remember, lower & looser.
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Every piston is different, lower and looser rings are always better, safer.
The amount of meat in certain areas varies greatly from company to company, so it's hard to make one general statement.
Just remember, lower & looser.
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Last edited by mrdragster1970; Feb 27, 2007 at 11:18 AM.
On The Tree
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: houston, TX
The stock LS1 pistons are not very tolerant to detonation. If you set your system up at 11.5-12.0 and pull a little timing your motor should live a long, happy life. Too lean w/ stock or added timing and you might be fishing chunks of piston out of your exhaust. Forged pistons give you a little more room for tuning errors.
Lean out bad enough with stock pistons and they will easily have a hole in the top of them. Forged ones are a bit more forgiving but still can break if you go dangerously lean. Keep your shots healthy and rich and yopu wont have many problems.
