View Single Post
Old 05-28-2013, 07:56 AM   #8
BRUTAL64BRUTAL64 is offline
Neanderthal
 
BRUTAL64's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 5,320
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by enkeivette View Post
Ok cool, thanks Glenn. I have another question for you, if I have to take off so much material that I need an oversized ring, can I run an oversize ring with a standard piston?
You need .004 of ring gap per inch of bore...probably no need to get over size rings....filing rings will cause brain damage.

Most over size rings need to be filed to fit correctly.

You DO NOT want the rings ends to butt when hot---that will rip off the top of the piston
__________________
64 Vette Roadster 400 ci
1990 F150 351 ci SuperCharged
48 Harley Pan Head 76 ci
2016 Nissan Altma
  Reply With Quote