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Postby AE85coupe » Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:33 pm

hey guys i'm currently rebuilding my engine and when i went to buy rings for the job i was given two sizes

what size are smallport rings meant to be?

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Postby AE85coupe » Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:09 pm

bumpity bump

come on, i know someone has rebuilt these before and must know?
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Postby no_8wire » Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:19 pm

Was it thickness or diameter that was different?
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Postby AE85coupe » Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:34 pm

thickness
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Postby Brick » Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:58 pm

i just threw my invoice out yesterday for the rings i got for my smallport,

sizing was 1.2, 1.5 but i cant remember the third maybe 2.8?

did you take a piston in with you when you went in?
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Postby Bling » Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:51 pm

tried toyota? they should know
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Postby Dell'Orto » Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:15 pm

I think there are a couple of options, depending on the year. Or it may have just been for big vs smallport redtop.
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Postby CAMB01 » Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:36 pm

Measure the ring grooves on the pistons.
Should be 1.2mm, 1.5mm, 2.8mm.
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Postby crispy'86 » Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:01 am

smallport is 1.2mm top ring, 1.5mm and the oil clearance ring with the two shims, thats where the 2.8mm comes in
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