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I'm in the middle of a rebuild using Ross pistons. I can not find a machine shop near me that has a torque plate, so short of having one made, I'm going to have to have the block bored and honed without one. Ross recommends the piston clearance to be .006" or even greater if no torque plate is used. I've heard of people getting some slap with clearances any larger than .006". Some people actually recommend .004" to alleviate the chance of piston slap. (Thank you supramania search button for this information. Another unnamed forum seems to be missing this function now.)
Anyone out there running Ross pistons without using a torque plate. What clearance are you running? Any slap? Anyone know of a shop within 150 miles of Sacramento with a torque plate?
I'm in the middle of a rebuild using Ross pistons. I can not find a machine shop near me that has a torque plate, so short of having one made, I'm going to have to have the block bored and honed without one. Ross recommends the piston clearance to be .006" or even greater if no torque plate is used. I've heard of people getting some slap with clearances any larger than .006". Some people actually recommend .004" to alleviate the chance of piston slap. (Thank you supramania search button for this information. Another unnamed forum seems to be missing this function now.)
Anyone out there running Ross pistons without using a torque plate. What clearance are you running? Any slap? Anyone know of a shop within 150 miles of Sacramento with a torque plate?