Best 1/16, 1/16, 3/16 rings to use?
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Car: 87 Firebird
Engine: 5.3 76mm
Transmission: Rossler TH400, PTC converter
Axle/Gears: Strange 12bolt, 3.08s
Best 1/16, 1/16, 3/16 rings to use?
Im getting ready to put my 383 together using Probe Pistions, but the rings are 1/16, 1/16, 3/16. Its pretty hard to find these sizes in a file fit configuration from what ive seen sofar. The engine is going to be making 400-450 HP n/a. Its going to be ment for DD in the warm weather, and its going to see the 1/4 strip, and the Road Course/Auto X. I would like to get a set that i dont have to worry about for 50-60,000 miles.
I do plan on running a 150-250 shot on top of what it will be making N/A at the strip. So i would like to find the file fit style. Is there any big reasons not to clearence non file fit rings?
I do plan on running a 150-250 shot on top of what it will be making N/A at the strip. So i would like to find the file fit style. Is there any big reasons not to clearence non file fit rings?
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Buy them in the bore size you have now (30-over, 40-over, whatever) and file fit from there. There's nothing special about file fit rings vs. pre-gapped.
And remember..... a little too wide is always better than a little too tight.
And remember..... a little too wide is always better than a little too tight.
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