Supertech ring gaps (paranoia sets in)
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I got my block and pistons back from the machine shop and he told me he went with .017 on the top ring and .021 on the 2nd ring.
What are you supertech guys running? This is for a car that will see track/autox/ and some street driving so I didn't want to go super loose on the ring gaps, I reversed the calculation and found that he went with something in the middle of "moderate turbo" and "oval track" for the ring gaps. Basically I'm being paranoid about blowby, ring gaps that are too big, or other bullshit.
Anyone?
What are you supertech guys running? This is for a car that will see track/autox/ and some street driving so I didn't want to go super loose on the ring gaps, I reversed the calculation and found that he went with something in the middle of "moderate turbo" and "oval track" for the ring gaps. Basically I'm being paranoid about blowby, ring gaps that are too big, or other bullshit.
Anyone?
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When I did my rebuild I gapped my own rings. 1st compression ring was done based upon the chart provided by Supertech for the application. Think mine was moderate track use or something like. 2nd compression rings were all perfect right out of the box for that same application. ( Don't know what street guys use because you couldn't make that gap smaller...)
Oil ring was gapped correctly out of the box for me too.
No issues with this procedure since getting the car going again in break-in, dyno tuning, street driving, track driving, etc. No smoke, no consumption of oil. I'm happy.
I would follow the Supertech sheet as close as you can.
Oil ring was gapped correctly out of the box for me too.
No issues with this procedure since getting the car going again in break-in, dyno tuning, street driving, track driving, etc. No smoke, no consumption of oil. I'm happy.
I would follow the Supertech sheet as close as you can.
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Well then that's not a reputable shop cause shops I go too have pride in there work and want cars running good so it brings business and I'm not saying I'm right I am just giving my opinion. So if your willing to leave your car at a shop and not think there going to do the right thing you shouldn't leave it there in the first place
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All this **** I'm doing to this car over the next couple months I feel like hustler with these worries and anxiety.
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I got my block and pistons back from the machine shop and he told me he went with .017 on the top ring and .021 on the 2nd ring.
What are you supertech guys running? This is for a car that will see track/autox/ and some street driving so I didn't want to go super loose on the ring gaps, I reversed the calculation and found that he went with something in the middle of "moderate turbo" and "oval track" for the ring gaps. Basically I'm being paranoid about blowby, ring gaps that are too big, or other bullshit.
Anyone?
What are you supertech guys running? This is for a car that will see track/autox/ and some street driving so I didn't want to go super loose on the ring gaps, I reversed the calculation and found that he went with something in the middle of "moderate turbo" and "oval track" for the ring gaps. Basically I'm being paranoid about blowby, ring gaps that are too big, or other bullshit.
Anyone?
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