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Mar 29, 2013 | 07:27 PM

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Ring Gap for 6.9

hi i really need some help here. sent my pistons to the machine shop for the boring and they lost the paper that comes with them for ring gap. i have Mahle pistons and rings what is a safe ring gap?

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Mar 29, 2013 | 08:15 PM

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Jim, did you get my Text?

.025" for the top ring

.070 for the second

and .015 for the oil ring

As long as you keep it close to those numbers, youll be fine.

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