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what piston ring gap

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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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what piston ring gap

hey guys just woundering what you guys are running for piston ring gap. I'm boreing it .001 over and was told to gap top ring to .035 instead of stock .022. so it can take a little more of a beating but was woundering the side effects of have that much blow by in a daily driver ,I'm not worried about fuel mileage or any of the small stuff. just want to know if that much gap will beat itself to death sooner that later, I'm not expecting the motor to last 200,000 miles at my goal of 800hp+ ,but maybe 2 years wound be nice(about70,000miles) any tip would be great thanks.
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 08:30 PM
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I use zero gap rings that Haisley machine installed
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Old Feb 5, 2009 | 09:03 PM
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I use zero gap rings that Haisley machine installed
what are zero gap rings?
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