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Nice work! And yes, inspect & clean all parts!

What do the instructions say for first level of N2O? I'm guessing the gap you used was for a standard, non-spray or boost car?

When rings butt, due to whatever reason, it causes damage such as broken rings, accelerated wear (rings & bore), and can hang up in the piston. There are usually 3 specs for rings in the instructions, standard, mild boost or spray, and race. Each step recommends the gap be opened up more. Some instructions are more granular, listing more than those 3 specs.

(attached example pic is a Total Seal Gap sheet, but can vary between ring types)

In the example gap instructions, first stage of N2O and/or boost, it calls for .0055, standard street/strip is .0045 .

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