408 stroker build
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From: Clayton MI
The idea behind them is, NO ring gap. The ends overlap a bit, providing for ring tension, and thermal expansion. Benefits are reduced blowby..... and better compression numbers. I saw numbers almost 10% higher than what I expected in the one motor I got the opportunity to install them in. (440 Magnum in a '71 Challenger.....) Unfortunately, the car didn't last long enough to get it on a dyno. Some lady in a firebird pulled out in front of him and opposed to hitting her, he went off the road instead, clipped a mailbox, and whacked a telephone pole.... car was totaled less than four days after completion.......
Bear in mind, I do not have them for sale.... nor am I affiliated with the company in any way, nor do I get a commission should you purchase them.
Bear in mind, I do not have them for sale.... nor am I affiliated with the company in any way, nor do I get a commission should you purchase them.
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From: Chesapeake, VA
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From: Chesapeake, VA
doing some research and found some debate regarding gapless top vs gapless second ring... some say pressure builds b/w the top and second ring and escapes through the top making a gapless second pointless??
will do the 180*. as far as conventional rings go... what is the point in setting gaps 120* apart, the rings spin anyhow and that seperation wont last?
HAD NO IDEA SO MUCH THOUGHT GOES INTO BUILDING AN ENGINE! WEVE DEBATED OVER COUNTLESS TOPICS!!!
will do the 180*. as far as conventional rings go... what is the point in setting gaps 120* apart, the rings spin anyhow and that seperation wont last?
HAD NO IDEA SO MUCH THOUGHT GOES INTO BUILDING AN ENGINE! WEVE DEBATED OVER COUNTLESS TOPICS!!!
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Umbrella type seals? Yeah, they all look alike. They all do the same job though.
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just dropped it off
he felt it and looked at it and he said most likely by the time he got a good finish he would probably be .003-.005 into it (no pits, corrosion). so +.010 will likely be what he has to do. he said hell put a gauge on it and make sure though. he was a little heated that someone allowed his fresh engine to sit out in the elements and get corroded.
i left the entire bottom end with him so he can mock it up and press the new .040 KB's onto the rods. although id like to hear a hone will do (he said he didnt think boring it would be necessary at first, but then i showed it to him and he changed his mind) but if boring is necessary, i guess its worth it.
he felt it and looked at it and he said most likely by the time he got a good finish he would probably be .003-.005 into it (no pits, corrosion). so +.010 will likely be what he has to do. he said hell put a gauge on it and make sure though. he was a little heated that someone allowed his fresh engine to sit out in the elements and get corroded.
i left the entire bottom end with him so he can mock it up and press the new .040 KB's onto the rods. although id like to hear a hone will do (he said he didnt think boring it would be necessary at first, but then i showed it to him and he changed his mind) but if boring is necessary, i guess its worth it.
