turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 21y 19d Gender: Male Posted 06/08/12 11:58 AM Share Posted 06/08/12 11:58 AM (edited) Has anyone got access to the FG factory manual to check what piston ring gap Ford suggest for the Turbo I6 engine.I was looking at the BA BF Factory manual and it only had ring gap for the Non turbo I6 engine. And even for a non turbo engine the recommendations were tiny gaps compared to what I usually use and certainly too small for turbo engines.N/a ford I6 ring specAccording to factory Ford manual top ring 8.4 to 14.4 thoubottom ring 14 to 20 thou Edited 06/08/12 12:12 PM by turbotrana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerTurbo Donating Members 234 Member For: 5y 11m 10d Posted 11/08/20 03:40 AM Share Posted 11/08/20 03:40 AM Old thread, I assume you found your answers? Manly list this information for xr6. http://www.manleyperformance.com/dl/tech/Ford-XR-6-Piston-Installation-Instructions.pdf Street, Strip, Top/second ring 3.632 inch X .0045” = 0.016344" Mild Boost up to 15lb Top/second ring 3.632 inch x .0055” = 0.019976" Medium Boost 15-30lb Top/second ring 3.632 inch x .007” = 0.025424" if you want to ever believe scotty from carnage , https://www.whichcar.com.au/tv/carnage/does-your-barra-need-ring-gaps-for-more-boost-carnage-plus-episode-64 They went 6tho for there higher boost application, 3.632 inch x .006” = 0.0021792 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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