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Just wondering if i should save a few bucks and just use factory honda rings instead of molly ones for my srps with stock bore?

Remember that the rings may be going through a lot of psi and heat throughout their lives.

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well how much are factory rings?...i dont know how well they handle boost, it might not be worth it

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Ericks racing uses oem rings on their race engine. Though, this is a race engine and not a daily driver but , he always makes the good point of they will be at factory specs. so you wont have to like i did and have to file the other rings down. That was a pain in the ass. But i think oem and the srps cost about the same. Hope i helped.

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well you would want a looser gap for FI...i would think the factory ones would be too tight. when i pulled out my stock ones it seemed like they had butted up

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Yes this is true , je gives different formulas for your application when you get the rings.tighter in n/a and looser on fi . But in the end i filed them to oem specs theres just something about oem specs. i trust. My two centavos. :P

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my 2 cents: your OEM specs weren't for a turbocharged car :-\

im not sure if it really matters, just looking at my stock rings made me think twice about a smaller gap

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So i guess ill be calling je sometime soon :)

Thx guys

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id figure moly faced for break in. then a ductile for strenght. the stock honda rings are great for lasting 300k miles. but there a bit brittle from what ive seen for a forced induction application. also figure that if the factory gap is like say 0.018 then youd typically want to open it up 2-3 for a mild turbo apllication and for all out boost i really recomend going 4-5.

je will most likely tell you the same thing