Follow the ring gap instructions for the pistons you are using.
Lq9 piston ring gap.
Any power will put you well past the limitations of the stock injectors and pump.
This is a discussion on lq9 piston ring gap within the nitrous forums part of the lsx technical help section category.
Piston ring end gap first compression ring measured in cylinder bore service.
This time we install connecting rods and pistons into the 5 3 l33 ls engine.
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3 small block engine used in gm trucks between 2002 and 2007.
For marketing purposes it was also known as the vortec ho 6000.
The ideal situation sees this gap held to an absolute minimum.
This can directly bleed off the precious cylinder pressure that is so difficult to achieve.
The lq9 is a 6 0l gen.
Piston ring end gap second compression ring measured in cylinder bore production.
Lq9 piston ring gap.
Never use oem ring end gap specs as the material and applications are wildly different.
A 4 corner steam kit reduces hot spots that cause the rings to butt and snap the piston s ring lands.
The most critical thing to check when installing piston rings is the end gap.
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In general the lq4 and lq9 will see boost or nitrous before serious head work.
Just showing the ring gap on a 200k ish mileage engine.
Ring end gaps must be properly set to make sure the gap allows minimum combustion pressure to pass between piston and bore.
Do with the info what you choose.
Engine engine mechanical 6 0l 6 7 2002 engine mechanical 6 0l specifications fastener tightening specifications specification application metric english.
Episode 3 of our series on how to build a junkyard ls engine.
We often get calls about people setting ring gaps to oem specs which can be as little as 1 3 the amount of ring gap that s actually required.
Piston ring end gap first compression ring measured in cylinder bore production.
This is also just one test so cannot verify consistency for gap bas.
Before we get into the power adders there s a couple things to address.
If i have a balanced and honed lq9 6 0l.
It stands to reason that a large gap at the end of the ring makes for an easier leak path.
