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before i rebuilt my car, how much power and how good do you think it ran with .028" ring gap and three busted pistons? :D

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Well i betcha that it was more than a stock honda civic, wouldnt b surprized if it was faster 2...lol

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right before i tore down my first 302 in my II because it sounded like it was going to exlpode, i did one last trip around the block and absolutely ROASTED the tires. when i tore it down i found completely wiped lopes on 2 cylinders. so, running like a V6 with extra cylinders dragging it down it was still fast:D:D

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im gonna agree with redevil it will probally still beat a honda civic :eek:

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.028 ring gap won't really make a noticle difference in terms of power, maybe lose 3-5 or thereabouts. Combustion occurs so rapidly under such a high pressure that there's almost no time for it to leak past even a large ring gap. And larger gaps like that are common on pistons with high top compression rings that are setup for boost/nitrous applications. Busted pistons on the other hand....so you had a 5 cylinder. Works for Volvo. :D

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.028 isn't all that bad..I was running .035 on my 11 to 1 306 that was built to spray NOS.........NOW THE BURNT PISTONS??? that's another story...but it was probably still quick;)

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thats why fords are great I had a 87 lsc mark 7 like that drove it like that for 9 months before the motor gave but when your 16 with two kids you dont have alot of cash . but anyways good stuff

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the car did actually run ok i never would've thought that i was in the shape it wasbut o well now it's fixed well the motor anyways:)

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:eek:sounds like you'd better keep more than just your car parked in the garage:D dang!! If I were you I'd keep the mule tied to the post.;)